Hemorrhoidal disease and its genetic association with depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders, and schizophrenia : a bidirectional mendelian randomization study

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BACKGROUND: Hemorrhoids and psychiatric disorders exhibit high prevalence rates and a tendency for relapse in epidemiological studies. Despite this, limited research has explored their correlation, and these studies are often subject to reverse causality and residual confounding. We conducted a Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis to comprehensively investigate the association between several mental illnesses and hemorrhoidal disease.

METHODS: Genetic associations for four psychiatric disorders and hemorrhoidal disease were obtained from large consortia, the FinnGen study, and the UK Biobank. Genetic variants associated with depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, and hemorrhoidal disease at the genome-wide significance level were selected as instrumental variables. Screening for potential confounders in genetic instrumental variables using PhenoScanner V2. Bidirectional MR estimates were employed to assess the effects of four psychiatric disorders on hemorrhoidal disease.

RESULTS: Our analysis revealed a significant association between genetically predicted depression and the risk of hemorrhoidal disease (IVW, OR=1.20,95% CI=1.09 to 1.33, P <0.001). We found no evidence of associations between bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, and hemorrhoidal disease. Inverse MR analysis provided evidence for a significant association between genetically predicted hemorrhoidal disease and depression (IVW, OR=1.07,95% CI=1.04 to 1.11, P <0.001).

CONCLUSIONS: This study offers MR evidence supporting a bidirectional causal relationship between depression and hemorrhoidal disease.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:18

Enthalten in:

Human genomics - 18(2024), 1 vom: 21. März, Seite 27

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Huang, Zhiguang [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Jian [VerfasserIn]
Leung, Chun Kai [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Casper Jp [VerfasserIn]
Akinwunmi, Babatunde [VerfasserIn]
Ming, Wai-Kit [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Hemorrhoidal disease
Journal Article
Mendelian randomization
Mental illness

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Date Completed 22.03.2024

Date Revised 23.03.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s40246-024-00588-7

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM36999194X