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Association between Lp(a) and T2D: a Mendelian randomization study
Marcin Goławski1, Mateusz Lejawa1, Maciej Banach2,3
1Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland.
Introduction:
Blood lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) levels have been observed to be inversely correlated with type 2 diabetes (T2D). In this Mendelian randomization (MR) study, the causal impact of genetically predicted Lp(a) on T2D was assessed.
Methods:
A two-sample MR analysis was conducted. Data were obtained from UK Biobank and FinnGen consortia. Primary analysis was based on an inverse-variance-weighted mean (IVM) approach.
Results:
No statistically significant association between the genetically predicted levels of Lp(a) and T2D was detected (p = 0.362) in IVM analysis involving data of 563,420 patients.
Conclusions:
Genetically predicted Lp(a) concentration does not appear to be causally related to the risk of T2D.
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