Two sample MR report


Diacylglycerol (18:1_18:2) levels against Malignant_melanoma_of_skin

Date: 04 January, 2026


Results from two sample MR:

method nsnp b se pval
MR Egger 6 0.3513038 0.1529878 0.0832787
Weighted median 6 0.1797703 0.0752319 0.0168690
Inverse variance weighted 6 0.1785973 0.0598222 0.0028314
Simple mode 6 0.1813585 0.1080651 0.1541419
Weighted mode 6 0.2249873 0.0804386 0.0381281

Heterogeneity tests

method Q Q_df Q_pval
MR Egger 0.5640279 4 0.9669759
Inverse variance weighted 2.0684497 5 0.8395950

Test for directional horizontal pleiotropy

egger_intercept se pval
-0.032461 0.0264653 0.2872545

Test that the exposure is upstream of the outcome

snp_r2.exposure snp_r2.outcome correct_causal_direction steiger_pval
0.0006629 0 TRUE 0.0432205

Note - R^2 values are approximate


Forest plot of single SNP MR

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Comparison of results using different MR methods

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Funnel plot

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Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis

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