Relationship between periodontitis and psoriasis: A two‐sample Mendelian randomization study

URN to cite this document:: urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-520711
DOI to cite this document:: 10.5283/epub.52071

Baurecht, Hansjörg

; Freuer, Dennis ; Welker, Christine ; Tsoi, Lam C. ; Elder, James T. ; Ehmke, Benjamin ; Leitzmann, Michael F. ; Holtfreter, Birte ; Baumeister, Sebastian‐Edgar

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Abstract

Aim: Observational research suggests that periodontitis affects psoriasis. However, observational studies are prone to reverse causation and confounding, which hampers drawing causal conclusions and the effect direction. We applied the Mendelian randomization (MR) method to comprehensively assess the potential bi-directional association between periodontitis and psoriasis. Materials and Methods: ...