Investigating the potential impact of sex hormones and adiponectin on the risk of liver fibrosis and cirrhosis: a mendelian randomization study
There were positive causal associations of total testosterone with fibrosis and cirrhosis among females, and of estradiol levels with liver fibrosis and cirrhosis and PBC in males. Higher adiponectin could increase the risk of fibrosis and cirrhosis and PBC.
Authors
- Qiuhong Man
- Bainian Feng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3024-2599)
- Wenhao Weng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3185-6421)
Institutions
- Tongji University (CN)
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University (CN)
- Shanghai Children's Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Archives of Medical Science
- Published
- 2025-04-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/200596
- Primary Topic
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00