No causal association between pneumoconiosis and three inflammatory immune diseases: a Mendelian randomization study

• Main Authors: Yu-Jie Du (Author), Zhang-Wei Lu (Author), Kai-Di Li (Author), Yi-Yu Wang (Author), Hong Wu (Author), Rong-Gui Huang (Author), Xue Jin (Author), Yi-Yuan Wang (Author), Jing Wang (Author), An-Yi Geng (Author), Bao-Zhu Li (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary

ObjectivesTo investigate the causal relationships between pneumoconiosis and rheumatoid arthritis (RA), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and gout.MethodsThe random-effects inverse variance weighted (IVW) approach was utilized to explore the causal effects of the instrumental variables (IVs). Sensitivity analyses using the MR-Egger and weighted median (WM) methods were did to investigate horizontal pleiotropy. A leave-one-out analysis was used to avoid the bias resulting from single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs).ResultsThere was no causal association between pneumoconiosis and SLE, RA or gout in the European population [OR = 1.01, 95% CI: 0.94-1.10, p = 0.74; OR = 1.00, 95% CI: 0.999-1.000, p = 0.50; OR = 1.00, 95% CI: 1.000-1.001, p = 0.55]. Causal relationships were also not found in pneumoconiosis due to asbestos and other mineral fibers and SLE, RA and gout [OR = 1.01, 95% CI: 0.96-1.07, p = 0.66; OR = 1.00, 95% CI: 1.00-1.00, p = 0.68; OR = 1.00, 95% CI: 1.00-1.00, p = 0.20].ConclusionOur study suggests that pneumoconiosis may have no causal relationship with the three inflammatory immune diseases.

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2296-2565
10.3389/fpubh.2024.1373044