Two sample MR report


HLA-C_Epithelial against UKB-b-18436

Date: 13 January, 2026


Results from two sample MR:

method nsnp b se pval
MR Egger 14 0.0685706 0.0441260 0.1461566
Weighted median 14 -0.0346190 0.0117220 0.0031436
Inverse variance weighted 14 -0.0353999 0.0117591 0.0026089
Simple mode 14 -0.0536871 0.0209779 0.0237741
Weighted mode 14 -0.0313633 0.0166931 0.0828749

Heterogeneity tests

method Q Q_df Q_pval
MR Egger 19.58708 12 0.0753114
Inverse variance weighted 29.14308 13 0.0062467

Test for directional horizontal pleiotropy

egger_intercept se pval
-0.0487296 0.0201395 0.0323409

Test that the exposure is upstream of the outcome

snp_r2.exposure snp_r2.outcome correct_causal_direction steiger_pval
0.0002582 0 TRUE 0.1300353

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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