Assessing the Relationship Between Serum Urate and Urolithiasis Using Mendelian Randomization: An Analysis of the UK Biobank

The association between hyperuricemia and urolithiasis has been previously reported. However, this association is based on observational data, which are prone to residual confounding. The aim of this work was to use Mendelian randomization (MR) to evaluate if this relationship represents a causal effect of hyperuricemia.