Genetic Causal Associations between Various Serum Minerals and Risk of Depression: A Mendelian Randomization Study
Yuan Wang,
Lini Liu,
Dong Yang
Abstract:Background: Previous observational studies have discovered a connection between depression and mineral status. Confirming this potential connection is challenging due to confounding factors and potential reverse causality which is inherent in observational studies.
Materials and Methods: We performed a Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis to estimate the causal association of serum minerals with depression. Leveraging summary-level data on depression, a genome-wide association study (GWAS) was applied. The da… Show more
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