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ArticleBMC urology2024

Association of estimated glomerular filtration rate with prostate cancer risk in a cross-ethnic population: a Mendelian randomization study.

Haojian Zhang, Tian Li, Yingjie Jia

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Article in BMC urology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Haojian ZhangTianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 300381, China.
Tian LiSchool of Basic Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China. fmmult@foxmail.com.
Yingjie JiaFirst Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 300381, China. zhanghaojian@stu.tjutcm.edu.cn.
Air Force Medical University · CNFirst Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNTianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CN

Funding

Tianjin Graduate Research Innovation Project 2022BKY198TUTCM Graduate Research Innovation Project YJSKC-20222004
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo investigate whether a causal relationship exists between the estimated glomerular filtration rate (EGFR) and the occurrence of prostate cancer in East Asian and European populations and to determine if genetic factors influence the association between the EGFR and prostate cancer risk.

methodsIn this Mendelian randomization study, the existence of a causal relationship between the EGFR and prostate cancer occurrence was assessed using five analytical techniques, including Mendelian randomization-Egger regression (MR-Egger), calculation of the weighted median estimator (WME), the maximum likelihood ratio method, the linear median weighting method and the random-effects inverse-variance weighting (IVW) method.

resultsIn the IVW model, no causal relationship was observed between the EGFR and prostate cancer in either the East Asian or European populations.

conclusionsAfter excluding confounding factors and reverse causal associations using two-sample Mendelian randomization, unbiased estimates were obtained, and there was no causal relationship between prostate cancer and the EGFR in the East Asian or European populations. Therefore, for patients with suspected prostate cancer, it is considered unnecessary to improve the detection of glomerular filtration rate, which will effectively reduce the economic burden of patients.

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Mendelian Randomization AnalysisProstatic NeoplasmsEthnicityGlomerular Filtration RateHumansMaleEstimated glomerular filtration rateMendelian randomizationProstate cancer

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PMID38263127
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