Two sample MR report


AKR1C2_Epithelial against UKB-b-18436

Date: 13 January, 2026


Results from two sample MR:

method nsnp b se pval
MR Egger 7 0.0437367 0.0469606 0.3944226
Weighted median 7 0.0297978 0.0100498 0.0030266
Inverse variance weighted 7 0.0227678 0.0091437 0.0127740
Simple mode 7 0.0304548 0.0132878 0.0617807
Weighted mode 7 0.0301691 0.0111299 0.0350769

Heterogeneity tests

method Q Q_df Q_pval
MR Egger 7.748409 5 0.1706572
Inverse variance weighted 8.071495 6 0.2329120

Test for directional horizontal pleiotropy

egger_intercept se pval
-0.0192299 0.0421152 0.6671072

Test that the exposure is upstream of the outcome

snp_r2.exposure snp_r2.outcome correct_causal_direction steiger_pval
0.0001666 0 TRUE 0.2215121

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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