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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2024

Causal role of immune cells in thyroid cancer: a bidirectional Mendelian randomization study.

Xianliu Fang, Xiaoxiao Huang, Jianhua Lu, Danke Su

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Xianliu Fang *Department of Medical Imaging Center, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
Xiaoxiao Huang *Rehabilitation Medicine Department, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
Jianhua LuDepartment of Medical Imaging Center, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
Danke SuDepartment of Medical Imaging Center, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning, Guangxi, China.

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Background: The immune system plays an important role in the development and treatment of thyroid cancer(THCA).However, the correlation between immune cells and THCA has not been systematically studied. Methods: This study used a two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) study to determine the causal relationship between immune cell characteristics and THCA. Based on a large sample of publicly available genetic data, we explored the causal relationship between 731 immune cell characteristics and THCA risk. The 731 immunophenotypes were divided into 7 groups, including B cell panel(n=190),cDC panel(n=64),Maturation stages of T cell panel(n=79),Monocyte panel(n=43),Myeloid cell panel(n=64),TBNK panel(n=124),and Treg panel(n=167). The sensitivity of the results was analyzed, and heterogeneity and horizontal pleiotropy were excluded. Results: After FDR correction, the effect of immunophenotype on THCA was not statistically significant. It is worth mentioning, however, that there are some unadjusted low P-values phenotypes. The odds ratio (OR) of CD62L on monocyte on THCA risk was estimated to be 0.953 (95% CI=0.930~0.976, Conclusions: These findings suggest the causal associations between immune cells and THCA by genetic means. Our results may have the potential to provide guidance for future clinical research.

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ImmunophenotypingMendelian Randomization AnalysisThyroid NeoplasmsGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansMonocytesPolymorphism, Single Nucleotidecausal inferenceimmunophenotypesimmunotherapyMendelian randomization studythyroid cancer

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