Abstract:Background
Interleukins (ILs), key cytokine family of inflammatory response, are closely associated with kidney function. However, the causal effect of various ILs on kidney function needs further investigation.
Methods
We performed two-sample summary-level mendelian randomization (MR) analysis. Genetic variants with strong association with serum IL levels were obtained from a previous genome-wide association study meta-analysis. Summary-level data for eGFR were obtained from CKDGen database. A replication a… Show more
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