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Trial reportScientific reports2023

Causal relationship between endometriosis with infertility and ankylosing spondylitis.

Jian-Xiong Wang, Yue Shen, Xi-le Wang, Lin-Li Ma, Sheng-Qian Xu

Open access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Scientific reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jian-Xiong Wang *Department of Rheumatology & Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, No. 218, Ji-xi Road, Hefei, 230022, Anhui, China.
Yue Shen *Department of Rheumatology & Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, No. 218, Ji-xi Road, Hefei, 230022, Anhui, China.
Xi-le WangDepartment of Rheumatology & Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, No. 218, Ji-xi Road, Hefei, 230022, Anhui, China.
Lin-Li MaDepartment of Rheumatology & Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, No. 218, Ji-xi Road, Hefei, 230022, Anhui, China.
Sheng-Qian XuDepartment of Rheumatology & Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, No. 218, Ji-xi Road, Hefei, 230022, Anhui, China. xsqian-1112@163.com.
First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University · CNAnhui Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Retrospective studies have identified an increased risk of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) in endometriosis patients. The purpose of this study was to investigate the causal relationship between clinical phenotypes of endometriosis and AS using mendelian randomized analysis (MR). MR was performed using data from genome-wide association studies (GWASs). Heterogeneity, pleiotropy and sensitivity analyses were performed to evaluate the robustness of the results by MR Egger and inverse variance weighted (IVW), leave-one-out analysis. IVW, IVW-MRE (inverse variance weighted multiplicative random effects), weighted median and MR Egger were used to explore the relationship between endometriosis and AS. The IVW analysis showed a causal relationship between infertile endometriosis and AS (OR = 0.8334, P = 0.02191), and the same result was observed with IVW-MRE (OR = 0.8334, P = 0.0007933). However, further stratified analysis showed that no matter which statistical method was used, ovarian endometriosis (IVW: OR = 0.1662, P = 0.4986; IVW-MRE: OR = 0.1662, P = 0.4986; MR Egger: OR = - 0.9577, P = 0.2798; Weighted median: OR = 0.2628, P = 0.3452), pelvic peritoneum endometriosis (IVW: OR = 0.4363, P = 0.225; IVW-MRE: OR = 0.4363, P = 0.225, MR Egger: OR = 4.159, P = 0.1705; Weighted median: OR = 0.4112, P = 0.2714), rectovaginal endometriosis (IVW: OR = 0.1365, P = 0.805; IVW-MRE: OR = 0.1365, P = 0.805) there was no causal relationship between endometriosis and AS. This study suggested that patients with infertility endometriosis are at increased risk for AS. This study supports clinicians to pay more attention to the occurrence of AS in endometriosis patients with infertility.

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EndometriosisInfertilitySpondylitis, AnkylosingFemaleGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansRetrospective Studies

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PMID37591939
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