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ArticleDiscover oncology2025

Plasma proteins and osteosarcoma risk: causal evidence from Mendelian randomization.

Hanjun Ma, Ju Liao, Zonglong He, Mingxuan Liu, Fengxu Wei, Qi Wei, Qunqiang Luo

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Article in Discover oncology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Hanjun MaAffiliated Hospital of Youjiang Medical University for Nationalities, Baise, 533000, Guangxi, China.
Ju LiaoAffiliated Hospital of Youjiang Medical University for Nationalities, Baise, 533000, Guangxi, China.
Zonglong HeAffiliated Hospital of Youjiang Medical University for Nationalities, Baise, 533000, Guangxi, China.
Mingxuan LiuAffiliated Hospital of Youjiang Medical University for Nationalities, Baise, 533000, Guangxi, China.
Fengxu WeiThe People's Hospital of Hechi, Hechi, 547000, Guangxi, China.
Qi WeiThe People's Hospital of Hechi, Hechi, 547000, Guangxi, China.
Qunqiang LuoAffiliated Hospital of Youjiang Medical University for Nationalities, Baise, 533000, Guangxi, China. lqqgxbs@126.com.

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Abstract

Osteosarcoma (OS) is an exceptionally aggressive bone cancer, and the identification of blood-based biomarkers for early detection and prognosis remains a significant challenge. This study aimed to investigate the causal relationships between circulating plasma proteins and OS risk using Mendelian randomization (MR). We utilized genome-wide association study (GWAS) summary statistics, which included 3,282 plasma protein traits from the IEU Open GWAS Project and the FinnGen consortium. Our MR analysis identified 59 proteins positively associated with OS risk, while 66 proteins were inversely associated. Notably, Lactoylglutathione lyase, also known as Glyoxalase 1 (GLO1), showed a significant protective effect on OS risk (IVW OR = 0.2871, 95% CI: 0.1602-0.5145, P = 2.7580 × 10

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CausalityMendelian randomizationOsteosarcomaPlasma proteins

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PMCPMC12605942

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