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ArticleHGG advances2022

A Mendelian randomization-based exploration of red blood cell distribution width and mean corpuscular volume with risk of hemorrhagic strokes.

Jundong Liu, Elizabeth L Chou, Kui Kai Lau, Peter Yat Ming Woo, Tsz Kin Wan, Ruixuan Huang, Kei Hang Katie Chan

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Article in HGG advances, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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7 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Jundong LiuDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Elizabeth L ChouMassachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Kui Kai LauDivision of Neurology, Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Peter Yat Ming WooDepartment of Neurosurgery, Kwong Wah Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Tsz Kin WanDepartment of Electrical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Ruixuan HuangDepartment of Electrical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Kei Hang Katie ChanDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
City University of Hong Kong · HKChinese University of Hong Kong · HKKwong Wah Hospital · CNMassachusetts General Hospital · US

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Medical Research Council MC_PC_17228Medical Research Council MC_QA137853
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Red blood cell distribution width (RCDW) and mean corpuscular volume (MCV) are associated with different risk factors for hemorrhagic stroke. However, whether RCDW and MCV are causally related to hemorrhagic stroke remains poorly understood. Therefore, we explored the causality between RCDW/MCV and nontraumatic hemorrhagic strokes using Mendelian randomization (MR) methods. We extracted exposure and outcome summary statistics from the UK Biobank and FinnGen. We evaluated the causality of RCDW/MCV on four outcomes (subarachnoid hemorrhage [SAH], intracerebral hemorrhage [ICH], nontraumatic intracranial hemorrhage [nITH], and a combination of SAH, cerebral aneurysm, and aneurysm operations) using univariable MR (UMR) and multivariable MR (MVMR). We further performed colocalization and mediation analyses. UMR and MVMR revealed that higher genetically predicted MCV is protective of ICH (UMR: odds ratio [OR] = 0.89 [0.8-0.99], p = 0.036; MVMR: OR = 0.87 [0.78-0.98], p = 0.021) and nITH (UMR: OR = 0.89 [0.82-0.97], p = 0.005; MVMR: OR = 0.88 [0.8-0.96], p = 0.004). There were no strong causal associations between RCDW/MCV and any other outcome. Colocalization analysis revealed a shared causal variant between MCV and ICH; it was not reported to be associated with ICH. Proportion mediated via diastolic blood pressure was 3.1% (0.1%,14.3%) in ICH and 3.4% (0.2%,15.8%) in nITH. The study constitutes the first MR analysis on whether genetically elevated RCDW and MCV affect the risk of hemorrhagic strokes. UMR, MVMR, and mediation analysis revealed that MCV is a protective factor for ICH and nITH, which may inform new insights into the treatments for hemorrhagic strokes.

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causal inferencehemorrhagic strokemean corpuscular volumeMendelian randomizationred blood cell distribution width

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PMID36051507
PMCPMC9424589
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