Two sample MR report


Interleukin-2 || id:prot-a-1512 against Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis || id:ebi-a-GCST90027164

Date: 03 January, 2026


Results from two sample MR:

method nsnp b se pval
MR Egger 3 -0.145 0.193 0.590
Weighted median 3 -0.146 0.066 0.028
Inverse variance weighted 3 -0.114 0.058 0.048
Simple mode 3 -0.169 0.087 0.193
Weighted mode 3 -0.169 0.098 0.227

Heterogeneity tests

method Q Q_df Q_pval
MR Egger 1.26 1 0.261
Inverse variance weighted 1.30 2 0.522

Test for directional horizontal pleiotropy

egger_intercept se pval
0.007 0.044 0.894

Test that the exposure is upstream of the outcome

snp_r2.exposure snp_r2.outcome correct_causal_direction steiger_pval
0 0 TRUE 0.387

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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