Defining the relationship between cathepsin B and esophageal adenocarcinoma: conjoint analysis of Mendelian randomization, transcriptome-wide association studies, and single-cell RNA sequencing data

Jialin Li, Shaokang Yang, Xinliang Gao +4

Background: Esophageal cancer poses a significant global health challenge, with the incidence of esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC), a predominant subtype, increasing notably in Weste…