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ArticleFrontiers in microbiology2024

Causal relationship between gut microbiota and Behçet's disease: a Mendelian randomization study.

Yu-Nan Li, Tong Chen, Yang Xue, Jun-Ya Jia, Tie-Kun Yan, Peng-Cheng Xu

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Yu-Nan LiDepartment of Nephrology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Tong ChenDepartment of Hematology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Yang XueDepartment of Nephrology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Jun-Ya JiaDepartment of Nephrology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Tie-Kun YanDepartment of Nephrology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Peng-Cheng XuDepartment of Nephrology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China.

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Background: While observational epidemiological studies have suggested an association between gut microbiota and Behçet's disease (BD), the causal relationship between the two remains uncertain. Methods: Statistical data were obtained from gut microbiome Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS) published by the MiBioGen consortium, and genetic variation points were screened as instrumental variables (IV). Mendelian randomization (MR) study was performed using inverse variance weighted (IVW), weighted median, MR-Egger regression, simple mode, and weighted mode methods to evaluate the causal relationship between gut microbiota (18,340 individuals) and BD (317,252 individuals). IVW was the main method of analysis. The stability and reliability of the results were verified using the leave-one-out method, heterogeneity test, and horizontal genetic pleiotropy test. Finally, a reverse MR analysis was performed to explore reverse causality. Results: Inverse variance weighted (IVW) results showed that the genus Parasutterella (OR = 0.203, 95%CI 0.055-0.747, Conclusion: Our study revealed the causal relationship between gut microbiota and BD. The microbiota that related to BD may become new biomarkers; provide new potential indicators and targets for the prevention and treatment of BD.

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autoimmune disease (AD)Behçet’s diseasecausalitygenome-wide association studygut microbiomeMendelian randomization

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