Journal of Pain Research

Genetically Predicted Intervertebral Disc Degeneration and Risk of Osteoarthritis: A Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization Study with Mediation Analysis of Obesity and Sarcopenia

By Junyu Zhu, Zunyu Li, Shijie Zhou, Jun Yan, Jiufang He

Study in peopleMechanisms

The paper

Junyu Zhu, Zunyu Li, Shijie Zhou, Jun Yan, Jiufang He

Chinese PLA General Hospital; Hunan Institute of Traffic Engineering

Journal of Pain Research, 17 Sep 2026

doi.org/10.2147/jpr.s634544 PubMed 42770026

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