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ArticlePloS one2023

A network causal relationship between type-1 diabetes mellitus, 25-hydroxyvitamin D level and systemic lupus erythematosus: Mendelian randomization study.

Kaisheng Su, Zhifang Jia, Yanhua Wu, Yuanlin Sun, Qi Gao, Zhenyu Jiang, Jing Jiang

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Kaisheng SuDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China.
Zhifang JiaDepartment of Clinical Epidemiology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China.
Yanhua WuDepartment of Clinical Epidemiology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China.
Yuanlin SunDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Qi GaoDepartment of Rheumatology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China.
Zhenyu JiangDepartment of Rheumatology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China.
Jing JiangDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0174-9174
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Abstract

backgroundObservational studies have suggested a relationship between type-1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). In both autoimmunities, 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OHD) deficiency is common. However, the causality between T1DM, 25-OHD level and SLE remains largely unknown.

methodsIndependent genetic variants associated with T1DM, 25-OHD level, and SLE from the largest genome-wide association studies were used to conduct two-sample bidirectional Mendelian randomization (BIMR) and two-step Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis to estimate causal relationship between T1DM, 25-OHD level and SLE, and further multivariable Mendelian randomization (MVMR) was used to verify direct causality of T1DM and 25-OHD level on SLE. A series of sensitivity analysis as validation of primary MR results were performed.

resultsConsistent with the results of BIMR, there was strong evidence for a direct causal effect of T1DM on the risk of SLE (ORMVMR-IVW = 1.249, 95% CI = 1.148-1.360, PMVMR-IVW = 1.25×10-5), and 25-OHD level was negatively associated with the risk of SLE (ORMVMR-IVW = 0.305, 95% CI = 0.109-0.857, PMVMR-IVW = 0.031). We also observed a negative causal effect of T1DM on 25-OHD level (ORBIMR-IVW = 0.995, 95% CI = 0.991-0.999, PBIMR-IVW = 0.030) while the causal effect of 25-OHD level on the risk of T1DM did not exist (PBIMR-IVW = 0.106). In BIMR analysis, there was no evidence for causal effects of SLE on the risk of T1DM and 25-OHD level (PBIMR-IVW > 0.05, respectively).

conclusionOur MR analysis suggested that there was a network causal relationship between T1DM, 25-OHD level and SLE. T1DM and 25-OHD level both have causal associations with the risk of SLE, and 25-OHD level could be a mediator in the causality of T1DM and SLE.

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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1Lupus Erythematosus, SystemicCalcifediolGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansMendelian Randomization AnalysisPolymorphism, Single NucleotideVitamin D25-hydroxyvitamin DCalcifediolVitamin D

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PMID37195987
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