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Understanding the genetic correlation and potential causal relationships between blood metabolites and AD may provide important insights into the metabolic dysregulation underlying this neurodegenerative disorder.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec specific-use=\"heading-level-1\">\n                    <jats:title>Objective:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The aim of this study was to investigate the causal relationship between blood metabolites and AD using Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec specific-use=\"heading-level-1\">\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Association data were obtained from three large-scale genome-wide association studies of 486 blood metabolites (\n                      <jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u200a=\u200a7,824), AD (71,880 cases and 383,378 controls), early-onset AD (\n                      <jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u200a=\u200a303,760), and late-onset AD (\n                      <jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u200a=\u200a307,112). Causal associations between blood metabolites and AD were assessed using inverse variance weighting (IVW), MR-Egger, and weighted median methods. Bidirectional two-sample MR analysis was used to identify causal blood metabolites. MR-PRESSO, MR-Egger, and Cochran-Q were used to quantify instrumental variable heterogeneity and horizontal pleiotropy.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec specific-use=\"heading-level-1\">\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Using MR and sensitivity analysis, we identified 40 blood metabolites with potential causal associations with AD. After applying false discovery rate (FDR) correction, two metabolites, gamma-glutamylphenylalanine (OR\u200a=\u200a1.15, 95% CI: 1.06\u20131.24,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u200a=\u200a3.88\u00d710\n                      <jats:sup>\u20134<\/jats:sup>\n                      ,\n                      <jats:italic>q<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u200a=\u200a0.09) and X-11317 (OR\u200a=\u200a1.16, 95% CI: 1.08\u20131.26,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u200a=\u200a1.14\u00d710\n                      <jats:sup>\u20134<\/jats:sup>\n                      ,\n                      <jats:italic>q<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u200a=\u200a0.05), retained significant associations with AD. Reverse MR analysis indicated no significant causal effect of AD on blood metabolites. No significant instrumental variable heterogeneity or horizontal pleiotropy was found.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec specific-use=\"heading-level-1\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This two-sample MR study provides compelling evidence for a potential causal relationship between blood metabolic dysregulation and susceptibility to AD. 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