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ArticleSichuan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Sichuan University. Medical science edition2026

[A Study on the Relationship Between Cyclic Inflammatory Protein Fibroblast Growth Factor 21, Osteoporosis, and Fractures].

Kejia Zhou, Zhenpeng Wang, Mei Zhang

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Article in Sichuan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Sichuan University. Medical science edition, 2026. 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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Kejia Zhou,, ( 610041)Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University & Sichuan Clinical Research Center for Laboratory Medicine & Clinical Laboratory Medicine Research Center of West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.ORCID 0009-0005-8062-5709
Zhenpeng Wang,, ( 610041)Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University & Sichuan Clinical Research Center for Laboratory Medicine & Clinical Laboratory Medicine Research Center of West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.ORCID 0009-0004-0226-5739
Mei Zhang,, ( 610041)Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University & Sichuan Clinical Research Center for Laboratory Medicine & Clinical Laboratory Medicine Research Center of West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2076-0563

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Objective: Systematically conduct a screening of the potential targets within circulating inflammatory proteins (CIPs) that have an impact on osteoporosis (OP) and fractures. Validate their association with bone mineral density (BMD) via clinical samples, thereby offering novel evidence for the regulation of bone metabolism. Methods: The study employs bidirectional Mendelian randomization analysis to investigate the causal relationship between CIPs and OP, as well as fractures. Two groups are included: patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and healthy individuals. General patient data are collected, and fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) and bone metabolism indicators are measured and compared among the T2DM group with OP (DOP), the T2DM group without OP (NDOP), and the control group. Results: Among the 91 types of CIPs retrieved from the EBI GWAS Catalog database, the inverse variance weighting (IVW) analysis indicated that FGF21 potentially had a causal relationship with both OP and fractures that transpired within the past five years. An elevation in its level augmented the risk of OP (odds ratio [OR] = 1.003, 95% CI: 1.001-1.005; Conclusion: FGF21 elevates the risk of OP and fractures that have occurred over the past five years, and a causal relationship exists. It serves as a potential risk factor for impaired bone health in T2DM.

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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2Fibroblast Growth FactorsFractures, BoneOsteoporosisBone DensityHumansMendelian Randomization AnalysisFGF21 protein, humanFibroblast Growth FactorsBone mineral densityFibroblast growth factor 21FractureMendelian randomization analysisOsteoporosis

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