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However, the causal effect of tHcy on IAs is unknown. We leveraged large-scale genetic association and real-world data to investigate the causal effect of tHcy on IA formation.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>We performed a two-sample Mendelian randomisation (MR) using publicly available genome-wide association studies summary statistics to investigate the causal relationship between tHcy and IAs, following the recommendations of the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology-MR statement. Furthermore, a propensity score matching (PSM) analysis was conducted to evaluate the detailed effects of tHcy on risk of IA formation by utilizing real-world multicentre data, including 9902 patients with and without IAs (1:1 matched). Further interaction and subgroup analyses were performed to elucidate how tHcy affects risk of IA formation.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>MR analyses indicated that genetically determined tHcy was causally associated with IA risk (OR, 1.38, 95%\u2009CI 1.07 to 1.79; p=0.018). This is consistent with the more conservative weighted median analysis (OR, 1.41, 95%\u2009CI 1.03 to 1.93; p=0.039). Further sensitivity analyses showed no evidence of horizontal pleiotropy or heterogeneity of single nucleotide polymorphisms in causal inference. According to the PSM study, we found that, compared with low tHcy (\u226415\u2009\u00b5mol\/L), moderate tHcy (&gt;15\u201330\u2009\u00b5mol\/L) (OR 2.13, 95%\u2009CI 1.93 to 2.36) and high tHcy (&gt;30\u2009\u00b5mol\/L) (OR 3.66, 95%\u2009CI 2.71 to 4.95) were associated with a higher IA risk (p trend &lt;0.001). Subgroup analyses demonstrated significant ORs of tHcy in each subgroup when stratified by traditional cardiovascular risk factors. Furthermore, there was also a synergistic effect of tHcy and hypertension on IA risk (p interaction &lt;0.001; the relative excess risk due to interaction=1.65, 95%\u2009CI 1.29 to 2.01).<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Both large-scale genetic evidence and multicentre real-world data support a causal association between tHcy and risk of IA formation. Serum tHcy may serve as a biomarker to identify high-risk individuals who would particularly benefit from folate supplementation.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1136\/svn-2023-002414","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,7,28]],"date-time":"2023-07-28T13:00:39Z","timestamp":1690549239000},"page":"202-211","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1136\/crossmarkpolicy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["A Mendelian randomisation, propensity score matching study to investigate causal association between serum homocysteine and intracranial aneurysm"],"prefix":"10.1136","volume":"9","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5876-6568","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Zhuohua","family":"Wen","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Neurosurgery Center, Department of Cerebrovascular Surgery, Engineering Technology Research Center of Education Ministry of China on Diagnosis and Treatment of Cerebrovascular Disease, 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