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Although there is a known association between inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), evidence linking MC and PSC remains scarce. We aimed to investigate the bidirectional association between MC and PSC.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Leveraging the nationwide Swedish histopathology cohort Epidemiology Strengthened by histoPathology Reports in Sweden, we conducted a matched cohort study (2002\u20132023, follow\u2010up until 2024) and a case\u2013control study (1987\u20132023). Patients with IBD were excluded. Adjusted hazard ratios (aHRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were estimated using Cox regression and adjusted odds ratios (aORs) using conditional logistic regression.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The cohort study included 21,340 patients with biopsy\u2010confirmed MC and 101,707 matched reference individuals (matched by age, sex, birth year and county). Over a median follow\u2010up of 7 years, PSC was diagnosed in 21 patients with MC and 15 reference individuals, corresponding to incidence rates of 11.9 (95% CI\u00a0=\u00a07.8\u201318.3) and 1.7 (95% CI\u00a0=\u00a01.0\u20132.8) per 100,000 person\u2010years, yielding an aHR of 7.17 (95% CI\u00a0=\u00a03.69\u201313.9). The case\u2013control study included 22,729 MC cases and 108,467 matched controls. Prior PSC was more frequent among MC cases (19\/22,729; 0.08%) than controls (12\/108,467; 0.01%), yielding an aOR of 7.26 (95% CI\u00a0=\u00a03.50\u201315.1). Our findings remained robust across multiple sensitivity analyses, including sibling\u2010controlled analyses.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This nationwide study reveals a bidirectional association between MC and PSC. Although absolute risks are low, these findings suggest that MC may have diagnostic relevance in suspected PSC cases, and vice versa. 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