Two sample MR report


WMH against PRKAB1-UKBPPP

Date: 08 January, 2026


Results from two sample MR:

method nsnp b se pval
MR Egger 7 -0.090 0.255 0.740
Weighted median 7 -0.008 0.056 0.883
Inverse variance weighted 7 0.030 0.065 0.638
Simple mode 7 -0.012 0.088 0.898
Weighted mode 7 -0.013 0.074 0.864

Heterogeneity tests

method Q Q_df Q_pval
MR Egger 12.6 5 0.027
Inverse variance weighted 13.2 6 0.040

Test for directional horizontal pleiotropy

egger_intercept se pval
0.009 0.019 0.646

Test that the exposure is upstream of the outcome

snp_r2.exposure snp_r2.outcome correct_causal_direction steiger_pval
0 0 TRUE 0.441

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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