Association Between Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone and Renal Function: a Mendelian Randomization Study

• Main Authors: Chi Chen (Author), Fangzhen Xia (Author), Yi Chen (Author), Kun Zhang (Author), Jing Cheng (Author), Qin Li (Author), Bing Han (Author), Li Zhao (Author), Chunfang Zhu (Author), Ningjian Wang (Author), Yingli Lu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Karger Publishers, 2018-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background/Aims: Increasing evidence suggests an association between thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR). We conducted a Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis to examine the causality of the association between TSH and eGFR. Methods: 10,603 participants...