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We also performed linkage disequilibrium score regression (LDSC) and colocalization analyses to distinguish causal metabolite-NDD associations from genetic correlation and LD confounding of shared causal genetic variants. Finally, a metabolic pathway analysis was further conducted to identify potential metabolite pathways.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold> We detected 164 metabolites which were suggestively associated with the risk of NDDs. Particularly, 2-methoxyacetaminophen sulfate substantially affected ALS (OR = 0.971, 95%CIs: 0.961 \u223c 0.982, FDR = 1.04E-4) and FTD (OR = 0.924, 95%CIs: 0.885 \u223c 0.964, FDR = 0.048), and X-11529 (OR = 1.604, 95%CIs: 1.250 \u223c 2.059, FDR = 0.048) and X-13429 (OR = 2.284, 95%CIs: 1.457 \u223c 3.581, FDR = 0.048) significantly impacted FTD. These associations were further confirmed by the weighted median and maximum likelihood methods, with MR-PRESSO and the MR-Egger regression removing the possibility of pleiotropy. We also observed that ALS or FTD can alter the metabolite levels, including ALS and FTD on 2-methoxyacetaminophen sulfate. The LDSC and colocalization analyses showed that none of the identified associations could be driven by genetic correlation or confounding by LD with common causal loci. 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