Causal Relationship Between Sleep Traits and Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Target Gland Axis Function: A Mendelian Randomization Study
Ziyu Ren,
Jiangchuan Long,
Wenzhen Deng
et al.
Abstract:Background
In recent years, multiple observational studies have confirmed the association between sleep traits and various human physiopathological states. However, the causal relationship between sleep traits and hypothalamic-pituitary-target gland axis (HPTGA) function remains unknown.
Methods
We obtained summary statistics on sleep traits (insomnia, chronotype, and sleep duration (long and short)) from the UK Biobank database. Data related to the HPTGA functions were… Show more
Set email alert for when this publication receives citations?
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.