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ArticleFrontiers in microbiology2024

Assessing the causal effects of

Xiao Zhang, Jiang Chen, Feng He, Wenchun Du, Xianhao Yu

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Article in Frontiers in microbiology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Xiao ZhangGuizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Department of Colorectal Medicine, Guiyang, Guizhou, China.
Jiang ChenGuizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Department of Colorectal Medicine, Guiyang, Guizhou, China.
Feng HeGuizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Department of Colorectal Medicine, Guiyang, Guizhou, China.
Wenchun DuGuizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Department of Colorectal Medicine, Guiyang, Guizhou, China.
Xianhao YuGuizhou University of Commerce, Computer and Information Engineering College, Guiyang, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Constipation is affected by a number of risk variables, including cardiovascular disease and growth factors. However, the impacts of gut flora on constipation incidence has not been shown. This work, Single-Variable Mendelian Randomization (SVMR) was utilized to estimate the causal relationship between the Methods: Data for constipation, Results: The SVMR revealed that the Conclusion: Our investigation verified the causal links between the

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causal relationshipconstipationEubacterium genusGWASMendelian randomizationRumphococcus

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