Assessing the relationship between high-sensitivity C-reactive protein and kidney function employing mendelian randomization in a Japanese community based J-MICC Study.
Ryosuke FujiAsahi HishidaTakeshi NishiyamaMasahiro NakatochiKeitaro MatsuoHidemi ItoYuichiro NishidaChisato ShimanoeYasuyuki NakamuraTanvir Chowdhury TurinSadao SuzukiMiki WatanabeRie IbusukiToshiro TakezakiHaruo MikamiYohko NakamuraHiroaki IkezakiMasayuki MurataKiyonori KurikiNagato KuriyamaDaisuke MatsuiKokichi ArisawaSakurako Katsuura-KamaoMineko TsukamotoTakashi TamuraYoko KuboTakaaki KondoYukihide MomozawaMichiaki KuboKenji TakeuchiKenji WakaiPublished in: Journal of epidemiology (2021)
Our two-sample MR analyses with different IVs did not support a causal effect of hs-CRP on eGFR.