Two sample MR report


BTN3A2_Macrophages against UKB-b-18436

Date: 13 January, 2026


Results from two sample MR:

method nsnp b se pval
MR Egger 32 0.0182663 0.0501511 0.7182439
Weighted median 32 0.0396941 0.0053631 0.0000000
Inverse variance weighted 32 0.0255831 0.0065546 0.0000950
Simple mode 32 0.0417283 0.0081103 0.0000142
Weighted mode 32 0.0414325 0.0081092 0.0000157

Heterogeneity tests

method Q Q_df Q_pval
MR Egger 91.03490 30 0e+00
Inverse variance weighted 91.10065 31 1e-07

Test for directional horizontal pleiotropy

egger_intercept se pval
0.0060726 0.0412549 0.8839606

Test that the exposure is upstream of the outcome

snp_r2.exposure snp_r2.outcome correct_causal_direction steiger_pval
0.0004575 1e-07 TRUE 0.0439809

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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