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  3. Higher Body Mass Index Is a Causal Risk Factor For Skin Infections: a Mendelian Randomisation Study Using UK Biobank and FinnGen

Higher body mass index is a causal risk factor for skin infections: a Mendelian randomisation study using UK Biobank and FinnGen

Hopkins R, de Villiers E, Weedon MN, Shields BM, Dennis JM, McGovern AP, Green HD.
Diabetes Obes Metab. 2026 Apr 20. doi: 10.1111/dom.70797.
https://doi.org/10.1111/dom.70797
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Apr 21, 2026
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