Circulating levels of micronutrients and risk of infections: a Mendelian randomization study
Flatby H, Ravi A, Damås J, Solligård E, Rogne T. Circulating levels of micronutrients and risk of infections: a Mendelian randomization study. BMC Medicine 2023, 21: 84. PMID: 36882828, PMCID: PMC9993583, DOI: 10.1186/s12916-023-02780-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of infectionGastrointestinal infectionsBlood levelsMendelian randomizationMendelian randomization studyOdds ratioObservational studyImmune responseIndependent cohortRandomization studySignificant associationInfectionClear associationMR analysisLevels of micronutrientsStatistical significanceConclusionsOur resultsPrevious observational studiesStandard deviation increaseUK BiobankRiskLevels of copperEuropean ancestryAvailable summary statisticsAssociation