Association of educational attainment with esophageal cancer, Barrett's esophagus, and gastroesophageal reflux disease, and the mediating role of modifiable risk factors: A Mendelian randomization study

• Главные авторы: Xuening Zhang (Автор), Xiaorong Yang (Автор), Tongchao Zhang (Автор), Xiaolin Yin (Автор), Jinyu Man (Автор), Ming Lu (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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BackgroundObservational studies have reported that educational attainment has been related to the risk of esophageal cancer (EC) and its precancerous lesions. However, the causal relationship remains controversial. We aimed to apply the Mendelian randomization (MR) design to determine the causal ass...