Causal associations between dietary factors and colorectal cancer risk: a Mendelian randomization study
Xu Zhang,
Zhimeng Wu,
Xiangrui Wang
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundPrevious epidemiological studies have found a link between colorectal cancer (CRC) and human dietary habits. However, the inherent limitations and inevitable confounding factors of the observational studies may lead to the inaccurate and doubtful results. The causality of dietary factors to CRC remains elusive.MethodsWe conducted two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analyses utilizing the data sets from the IEU Open GWAS project. The exposure datasets included alcoholic drinks per week, processed … Show more
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