To explore the causal relationship between lipoprotein (a) [Lp (a)] and cerebral small vascular disease (CSVD) by Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis.
Using genome-wide association study (GWAS) public database, the single nucleotide polymorphisms independently associated with Lp (a) (P < 5 × 10-8) were selected as instrumental variables (IVs). The main outcomes of this study were white matter hyperintensity (WMH), cerebral microhemorrhage, and lacunar infarction. Inverse variance weighted (IVW) mothod was used to evaluate the causal relationship between Lp (a) and CSVD. Sensitivity analysis was carried out by MR-Egger and MR-PRESSO to evaluate the pleiotropy of IVs. Furthermore, weighted median method, simple median method, and maximum likelihood ratio method were used to test the reliability of the results.
IVW results showed that there was a positive risk relationship between Lp (a) and WMH (OR=1.083, 95%CI: 1.035-1.134, P <0.001), but Lp (a) was not correlated with cerebral microhemorrhage (P=0.568) and lacunar infarction (P=0.651). MR-Egger analysis showed that the MR analysis of Lp (a) and WMH was not affected by horizontal pleiotropy (P=0.721).
MR analysis shows that Lp (a) is related to the increased risk of WMH.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |