Mendelian randomization highlights causal association between genetically increased C-reactive protein levels and reduced Alzheimer's disease risk

Affiliations

• ¹ School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China.
• ² Department of Pathology, The Affiliated Hospital of Weifang Medical University, Weifang, China.
• ³ Beijing Institute of Brain Disorders, Laboratory of Brain Disorders, Ministry of Science and Technology, Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Disorders, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
• ⁴ Department of Anesthesiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Weifang Medical University, Weifang, China.
• ⁵ Chinese Institute for Brain Research, Beijing, China.
• ⁶ State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
• ⁷ Key Laboratory of Cerebral Microcirculation in Universities of Shandong, Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Taian, China.
• ⁸ Beijing Key Laboratory of Hypoxia Translational Medicine, National Engineering Laboratory of Internet Medical Diagnosis and Treatment Technology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.