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ArticleFrontiers in medicine2024

Causal effects of gut microbiota on chalazion: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study.

Wenfei Zhang, Xingwang Gu, Qing Zhao, Chuting Wang, Xinyu Liu, Youxin Chen, Xinyu Zhao

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Article in Frontiers in medicine, 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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  1. Role of gut microbiomes in different ocular pathologies: A systematic review.World journal of gastrointestinal pathophysiology · 2025
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Wenfei ZhangDepartment of Ophthalmology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Xingwang GuDepartment of Ophthalmology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Qing ZhaoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Chuting WangDepartment of Ophthalmology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Xinyu LiuDepartment of Ophthalmology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Youxin ChenDepartment of Ophthalmology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Xinyu ZhaoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.

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Abstract

Purpose: To investigate the causal relationship between gut microbiota (GM) and chalazion through Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis. Methods: GM-related genome-wide association studies (GWAS) were obtained from the International Consortium MiBioGen. Genetic data for chalazion were sourced from the MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit (IEU) Open GWAS database. Five MR methods, including inverse variance weighted (IVW), were employed to estimate causal relationships. Cochran's Q test was used to detect heterogeneity, the MR-Egger intercept test and MR-PRESSO regression were utilized to detect horizontal pleiotropy, and the leave-one-out method was employed to validate data stability. Results: We identified 1,509 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) across 119 genera as instrumental variables (IVs) ( Conclusion: This study uncovered the causal relationship between GM and chalazion, pinpointing Catenibacterium and Family XIII AD3011 group as potential risk contributors, while highlighting Veillonella as a protective factor. In-depth investigation into the potential mechanisms of specific bacteria in chalazion was essential for providing novel therapeutic and preventive strategies in the future.

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chalaziongut microbiotainverse variance weightedMendelian randomizationsingle nucleotide polymorphisms

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