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  • Genetics and Epidemiology
  • Respiratory Medicine
  • Public Health

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  • Asthma is frequently associated with allergic diseases like hay fever and eczema, with genetic links observed.
  • Previous Mendelian randomization (MR) studies presented conflicting results regarding the association between smoking and asthma/allergic diseases.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the causal relationship between lifetime smoking and asthma risk using an updated MR analysis.
  • To address inconsistencies in prior research on smoking's impact on asthma and allergic conditions.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis with 124 genetic variants as instrumental variables for lifetime smoking.
  • Employed inverse variance weighted (IVW), weighted median regression, MR-Egger, and MR pleiotropy residual sum and outlier (MR-PRESSO) methods.
  • Assessed for and accounted for potential pleiotropy using the MR-Egger intercept test and MR-PRESSO outlier test.

Main Results:

  • Increased lifetime smoking showed a significant association with decreased asthma risk across multiple MR methods (IVW, weighted median, MR-Egger).
  • MR-PRESSO analysis confirmed this inverse association, with a reduced risk of asthma observed with higher lifetime smoking.
  • No significant pleiotropy was detected, strengthening the validity of the findings.

Conclusions:

  • Lifetime smoking appears to have a protective effect against asthma development.
  • The findings suggest a complex, potentially inverse causal relationship between smoking and asthma risk.
  • Further research is warranted to elucidate the mechanisms behind this observed association.