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ArticleFood science & nutrition2025

Causal Associations of Circulating Micronutrients With the Risk of Infertility: A Mendelian Randomization Study.

Jiaxin Zhang, Bo Hu, Tao Wang, Pusheng Yang, Xiaotong Peng, Yaxin Miao, Wenwen Liu, Xin Lin, Jing Sun

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Article in Food science & nutrition, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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9 authors.

Jiaxin ZhangShanghai Key Laboratory of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Shanghai Institute of Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Gynecologic Oncology, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, School of Medicine Tongji University Shanghai People's Republic of China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9809-0945
Bo HuNanomedicine and Intestinal Microecology Research Center, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, School of Medicine Tongji University Shanghai People's Republic of China.
Tao WangShanghai Key Laboratory of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Shanghai Institute of Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Gynecologic Oncology, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, School of Medicine Tongji University Shanghai People's Republic of China.
Pusheng YangShanghai Key Laboratory of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Shanghai Institute of Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Gynecologic Oncology, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, School of Medicine Tongji University Shanghai People's Republic of China.
Xiaotong PengShanghai Key Laboratory of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Shanghai Institute of Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Gynecologic Oncology, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, School of Medicine Tongji University Shanghai People's Republic of China.
Yaxin MiaoShanghai Key Laboratory of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Shanghai Institute of Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Gynecologic Oncology, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, School of Medicine Tongji University Shanghai People's Republic of China.
Wenwen LiuShanghai Key Laboratory of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Shanghai Institute of Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Gynecologic Oncology, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, School of Medicine Tongji University Shanghai People's Republic of China.
Xin LinDepartment of Chemoradiotherapy the Affiliated People's Hospital of Ningbo University Ningbo China.
Jing SunShanghai Key Laboratory of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Shanghai Institute of Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Gynecologic Oncology, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, School of Medicine Tongji University Shanghai People's Republic of China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1183-1742

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Infertility impacts 48 million couples globally, and accumulating evidence suggests that micronutrients potentially influence reproductive health. This Mendelian randomization study investigates causal relationships between 15 micronutrients and infertility in both males and females, aiming to complement existing nutritional epidemiology insights. Genetic association estimates for micronutrient biomarkers (including selenium, iron, β-carotene, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, folate, vitamins B

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infertilityironmendelian randomizationmicronutrientsphosphataseseleniumβ‐carotene

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