Investigating causal relationships between the gut microbiota and inflammatory skin diseases: A Mendelian randomization study
Yunfan Gu,
Weiming Zhang,
Wenting Zhao
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundNumerous inflammatory skin diseases are associated with the gut microbiota. Studies of the association between gut microbiota and inflammatory skin diseases have yielded conflicting results owing to confounding factors, and the causal relationship between them remains undetermined.MethodsTwo‐sample Mendelian randomization (MR) was used to examine the association between gut microbiota and four common inflammatory skin diseases: acne, psoriasis, urticaria and atopic dermatitis. The summary statistics … Show more
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