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ArticleFrontiers in endocrinology2023

Dissecting causal associations of type 2 diabetes with 111 types of ocular conditions: a Mendelian randomization study.

Rumeng Chen, Shuling Xu, Yining Ding, Leyang Li, Chunxia Huang, Meihua Bao, Sen Li, Qiuhong Wang

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Article in Frontiers in endocrinology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Rumeng Chen *School of Life Sciences, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
Shuling Xu *School of Life Sciences, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
Yining Ding *School of Life Sciences, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
Leyang LiDepartment of Endocrinology, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Chunxia HuangSchool of Stomatology, Changsha Medical University, Changsha, China.
Meihua BaoThe Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of the TCM Agricultural Biogenomics, Changsha Medical University, Changsha, China.
Sen LiSchool of Life Sciences, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
Qiuhong WangDepartment of Endocrinology, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.

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Abstract

Background: Despite the well-established findings of a higher incidence of retina-related eye diseases in patients with diabetes, there is less investigation into the causal relationship between diabetes and non-retinal eye conditions, such as age-related cataracts and glaucoma. Methods: We performed Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis to examine the causal relationship between type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and 111 ocular diseases. We employed a set of 184 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that reached genome-wide significance as instrumental variables (IVs). The primary analysis utilized the inverse variance-weighted (IVW) method, with MR-Egger and weighted median (WM) methods serving as supplementary analyses. Results: The results revealed suggestive positive causal relationships between T2DM and various ocular conditions, including "Senile cataract" (OR= 1.07; 95% CI: 1.03, 1.11; Conclusion: Our evidence supports a causal relationship between T2DM and specific ocular disorders. This provides a basis for further research on the importance of T2DM management and prevention strategies in maintaining ocular health.

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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2Retinal DiseasesFaceHumansMendelian Randomization AnalysisRetinacausal associationdiabetes complicationsMendelian randomizationocular diseasestype 2 diabetes

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PMCPMC10703475

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