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  • Genetics and Public Health
  • Nutritional Epidemiology

Background:

  • The role of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) in various diseases is under investigation, but its specific relationship with asthma remains unclear.
  • Inconsistent findings in current research necessitate further exploration of a potential causal link between 25(OH)D levels and asthma development.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the potential causal relationship between 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) levels and asthma using a bidirectional Mendelian randomization (MR) approach.
  • To assess the impact of 25(OH)D on both allergic and nonallergic asthma subtypes.
  • To examine the potential reverse causality, investigating if asthma influences 25(OH)D levels.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a 2-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) design, employing large-scale genome-wide association study data.
  • Leveraged genetic correlation data for 25(OH)D from the European Bioinformatics Institute and for asthma risk from the FinnGen biobank.
  • Applied the inverse-variance weighted method for primary analysis, supplemented by sensitivity analyses and pleiotropy tests for robustness.

Main Results:

  • The MR analysis revealed no statistically significant causal relationship between 25(OH)D levels and allergic asthma (OR=1.13, P=0.259).
  • Similarly, no significant causal link was found between 25(OH)D levels and nonallergic asthma (OR=1.06, P=0.501).
  • Reverse MR analysis also indicated no significant impact of asthma on 25(OH)D levels for either subtype.

Conclusions:

  • The bidirectional MR study provides robust evidence suggesting no causal association between 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and the risk of developing allergic or nonallergic asthma.
  • Findings were consistent across various sensitivity analyses and statistical methods, reinforcing the lack of a causal link.