Two sample MR report


HLA-A_Macrophages against UKB-b-18436

Date: 13 January, 2026


Results from two sample MR:

method nsnp b se pval
MR Egger 37 -0.0507819 0.0542407 0.3555693
Weighted median 37 0.0636929 0.0077766 0.0000000
Inverse variance weighted 37 0.0491574 0.0058891 0.0000000
Simple mode 37 0.0684469 0.0132252 0.0000088
Weighted mode 37 0.0680947 0.0136225 0.0000151

Heterogeneity tests

method Q Q_df Q_pval
MR Egger 41.54025 35 0.2071520
Inverse variance weighted 45.61448 36 0.1308139

Test for directional horizontal pleiotropy

egger_intercept se pval
0.0396539 0.0214025 0.0723625

Test that the exposure is upstream of the outcome

snp_r2.exposure snp_r2.outcome correct_causal_direction steiger_pval
0.0006671 1e-07 TRUE 0.0150707

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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