Two sample MR report


Interleukin-2 receptor subunit beta || id:prot-a-1519 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 0.579 0.956 0.653
Weighted median 3 -0.136 0.068 0.044
Inverse variance weighted 3 -0.123 0.058 0.033
Simple mode 3 -0.191 0.095 0.183
Weighted mode 3 -0.192 0.101 0.197

Heterogeneity tests

method Q Q_df Q_pval
MR Egger 1.44 1 0.229
Inverse variance weighted 2.23 2 0.329

Test for directional horizontal pleiotropy

egger_intercept se pval
-0.097 0.132 0.596

Test that the exposure is upstream of the outcome

snp_r2.exposure snp_r2.outcome correct_causal_direction steiger_pval
0 0 TRUE 0.369

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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