No causal effects of serum urate levels on the risk of chronic kidney disease: A Mendelian randomization study

ConclusionsEvidence from our series of causal inference approaches using genetics does not support a causal effect of SU level on eGFR level or CKD risk. Reducing SU levels is unlikely to reduce the risk of CKD development.
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