Osteoporosis and Primary Biliary Cholangitis: A Trans-ethnic Mendelian Randomization Analysis.
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol
; 66(2): 138-148, 2024 Apr.
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ABSTRACT
Osteoporosis is a major clinical problem in many autoimmune diseases, including primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), the most common autoimmune liver disease. Osteoporosis is a major cause of fracture and related mortality. However, it remains unclear whether PBC confers a causally risk-increasing effect on osteoporosis. Herein, we aimed to investigate the causal relationship between PBC and osteoporosis and whether the relationship is independent of potential confounders. We performed bidirectional Mendelian randomization (MR) analyses to investigate the association between PBC (8021 cases and 16,489 controls) and osteoporosis in Europeans (the UK Biobank and FinnGen Consortium 12,787 cases and 726,996 controls). The direct effect of PBC on osteoporosis was estimated using multivariable MR analyses. An independent replication was conducted in East Asians (PBC 2495 cases and 4283 controls; osteoporosis 9794 cases and 168,932 controls). Trans-ethnic meta-analysis was performed by pooling the MR estimates of Europeans and East Asians. Inverse-variance weighted analyses revealed that genetic liability to PBC was associated with a higher risk of osteoporosis in Europeans (OR, 1.040; 95% CI, 1.016-1.064; P = 0.001). Furthermore, the causal effect of PBC on osteoporosis persisted after adjusting for BMI, calcium, lipidemic traits, and sex hormones. The causal relationship was further validated in the East Asians (OR, 1.059; 95% CI, 1.023-1.096; P = 0.001). Trans-ethnic meta-analysis confirmed that PBC conferred increased risk on osteoporosis (OR, 1.045; 95% CI, 1.025-1.067; P = 8.17 × 10-6). Our data supports a causal effect of PBC on osteoporosis, and the causality is independent of BMI, calcium, triglycerides, and several sex hormones.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Contexto en salud:
6_ODS3_enfermedades_notrasmisibles
Problema de salud:
6_digestive_diseases
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6_musculoskeletal_diseases_rheumatic_disorders
Asunto principal:
Osteoporosis
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Predisposición Genética a la Enfermedad
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Análisis de la Aleatorización Mendeliana
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Cirrosis Hepática Biliar
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol
Asunto de la revista:
ALERGIA E IMUNOLOGIA
Año:
2024
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Article