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This study aimed to identify candidate circulating metabolic biomarkers and pathways associated with ARC risk.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Genetic data for blood metabolites and ARC were derived from three metabolite genome-wide association studies (GWASs) and FinnGen. Mendelian randomization (MR) analyses assessed associations between 121 metabolites and ARC. UK Biobank cohort analyses evaluated whether MR-identified associations were observed in longitudinal real-world data. Bioinformatics and molecular docking analyses were used to explore potential mechanistic pathways and applicability.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>MR analyses identified protective associations of 1,5-anhydroglucitol (odds ratio (OR) = 0.60, 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.43-0.82), triglycerides in low-density lipoprotein (LDL) (OR\u2009=\u20090.95, 95% CI,\u20090.92-0.98), linoleic acid (OR\u2009=\u20090.92, 95% CI\u20090.88-0.97), and polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) (OR\u2009=\u20090.93, 95% CI,\u20090.89-0.97) with ARC. In cohort analysis, linoleic acid (hazard ratio (HR) = 0.96, 95% CI,\u20090.94-0.98) and PUFAs (HR\u2009=\u20090.96, 95% CI,\u20090.94-0.98) were associated with a lower incident ARC risk, whereas triglycerides in LDL was not significant overall, although an inverse association was observed in participants aged \u2265 60\u2009years (HR\u2009=\u20090.97, 95% CI,\u20090.95-0.99). Bioinformatics analyses identified candidate genes and pathways, and docking suggested potential interactions between linoleic acid and candidate proteins.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Linoleic acid and PUFAs showed consistent inverse associations with ARC. 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