COVID-19, inflammatory cytokines, and digestive system cancers: a bidirectional Mendelian study and mediation analysis
There is a bidirectional causal relationship between COVID-19 and DSCs. ICs are closely associated with both COVID-19 and DSCs, but their mediating role has been overstated in previous studies.
Authors
- Bo Deng
- Wei Xiao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8809-9137)
- Qiu Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5462-8651)
- Yi Liang
Institutions
- Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Discover Oncology
- Published
- 2025-10-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s12672-025-03740-4
- Primary Topic
- Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Sichuan Provincial Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine
- National Science and Technology Major Project