Exploring the Causal Relationship Between Body Mass Index and Kidney Function: Tissue-Partitioned Mendelian Randomization
Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) represents a leading non-communicable disease, significantly contributing to global morbidity and mortality. Mendelian randomization studies (MR) have been integral in providing robust evidence that increased body mass index (BMI) has a causal impact on CKD. However, dissecting...