Two sample MR report


Hepatocyte growth factor levels against Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis || id:ieu-a-1085

Date: 03 January, 2026


Results from two sample MR:

method nsnp b se pval
MR Egger 14 -0.0175009 0.0364535 0.6397962
Weighted median 14 0.0279864 0.0187343 0.1352115
Inverse variance weighted 14 0.0403761 0.0154004 0.0087479
Simple mode 14 0.0201316 0.0292729 0.5037142
Weighted mode 14 0.0247210 0.0218240 0.2777817

Heterogeneity tests

method Q Q_df Q_pval
MR Egger 11.83246 12 0.4592269
Inverse variance weighted 14.82111 13 0.3186530

Test for directional horizontal pleiotropy

egger_intercept se pval
0.0060352 0.003491 0.1094666

Test that the exposure is upstream of the outcome

snp_r2.exposure snp_r2.outcome correct_causal_direction steiger_pval
8.24e-05 2e-07 TRUE 0.3863337

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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