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ArticleFrontiers in neurology2023

The causal relationship between genetically determined telomere length and meningiomas risk.

Weijie Yu, Yunyun Mei, Zhenwei Lu, Liwei Zhou, Fang Jia, Sifang Chen, Zhanxiang Wang

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Article in Frontiers in neurology, 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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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Weijie YuThe School of Clinical Medicine, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
Yunyun MeiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center (Xiamen Hospital), Xiamen, China.
Zhenwei LuThe School of Clinical Medicine, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
Liwei ZhouDepartment of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen Key Laboratory of Brain Center, Xiamen, China.
Fang JiaDepartment of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen Key Laboratory of Brain Center, Xiamen, China.
Sifang ChenThe School of Clinical Medicine, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
Zhanxiang WangThe School of Clinical Medicine, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University · CNFujian Medical University · CNFudan University Shanghai Cancer Center · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Studies have shown that longer leukocyte telomere length (LTL) is significantly associated with increased risk of meningioma. However, there is limited evidence concerning the causal association of LTL with benign and malignant meningiomas or with the location of benign tumors. Methods: We used three LTL datasets from different sources, designated by name and sample size as LTL-78592, LTL-9190, and LTL-472174. The linkage disequilibrium score (LDSC) was used to explore the association between LTL and meningioma. We utilized two-sample bidirectional Mendelian randomization (TSMR) to evaluate whether LTL is causally related to meningioma risk. We adjusted for confounders by conducting multivariable Mendelian randomization (MVMR). Results: In the LTL-78592, longer LTL was significantly associated with increased risk of malignant [odds ratio (OR) = 5.14, Conclusion: In brief, genetically predicted longer LTL may increase the risk of benign, malignant, and benign cerebral meningiomas, regardless of the LTL measure, in European populations.

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causalityMendelian randomizationmeningiomasrisktelomere length

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