ArticleInternational journal of rheumatic diseases2025
A Bidirectional Mendelian Randomization Study of Tea-Drinking Habits and Risk of Elevated Serum Uric Acid Levels.
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- Circulating Protein-Mediated Pathways in Basal Cell Carcinoma: Mendelian Randomization Reveals STAT3 and GUCA1A as Key Regulatory Hubs.Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology · 2026Article
- Advances in drug delivery systems for the management of gout and hyperuricemia.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Review
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backgroundAlthough recent animal experiments have revealed that tea intake improves elevated serum uric acid (SUA) levels, a causal link between the consumption of different types of tea and SUA levels remains undetermined.
methodsBidirectional Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis based on genome-wide association studies was used to assess the causal relationship between consumption of different types of tea and the risk of elevated SUA levels in European and Asian populations.
resultsForward MR analysis showed that tea intake was significantly associated with lower SUA levels (p = 0.0013). The estimated effect value (
conclusionAlthough this bidirectional MR study provided evidence of a causal relationship between tea intake and SUA levels, however, due to limitations associated with the sample size and strength of instrumental variables, a definite conclusion was not possible.
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