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Microbiol."],"abstract":"<jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Background<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>While observational epidemiological studies have suggested an association between gut microbiota and Beh\u00e7et\u2019s disease (BD), the causal relationship between the two remains uncertain.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Statistical data were obtained from gut microbiome Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS) published by the MiBioGen consortium, and genetic variation points were screened as instrumental variables (IV). Mendelian randomization (MR) study was performed using inverse variance weighted (IVW), weighted median, MR-Egger regression, simple mode, and weighted mode methods to evaluate the causal relationship between gut microbiota (18,340 individuals) and BD (317,252 individuals). IVW was the main method of analysis. The stability and reliability of the results were verified using the leave-one-out method, heterogeneity test, and horizontal genetic pleiotropy test. Finally, a reverse MR analysis was performed to explore reverse causality.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Inverse variance weighted (IVW) results showed that the genus Parasutterella (OR\u2009=\u20090.203, 95%CI 0.055\u20130.747,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.016), Lachnospiraceae NC2004 group (OR\u2009=\u20090.101, 95%CI 0.015\u20130.666,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.017), Turicibacter (OR\u2009=\u20090.043, 95%CI 0.007\u20130.273,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.001), and Erysipelatoclostridium (OR\u2009=\u20090.194, 95%CI 0.040\u20130.926,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.040) were protective factors against BD, while Intestinibacter (OR\u2009=\u20097.589, 95%CI 1.340\u201342.978,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.022) might be a risk factor for BD.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Our study revealed the causal relationship between gut microbiota and BD. 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