Two sample MR report


HLA-DPB1_Epithelial against UKB-b-18436

Date: 13 January, 2026


Results from two sample MR:

method nsnp b se pval
MR Egger 17 0.0007490 0.0621961 0.9905502
Weighted median 17 0.0172871 0.0081258 0.0333842
Inverse variance weighted 17 0.0245415 0.0061018 0.0000577
Simple mode 17 0.0159358 0.0132308 0.2459328
Weighted mode 17 0.0154025 0.0124856 0.2351591

Heterogeneity tests

method Q Q_df Q_pval
MR Egger 12.42374 15 0.6467133
Inverse variance weighted 12.57150 16 0.7037919

Test for directional horizontal pleiotropy

egger_intercept se pval
0.0126548 0.0329216 0.7060815

Test that the exposure is upstream of the outcome

snp_r2.exposure snp_r2.outcome correct_causal_direction steiger_pval
0.0004529 0 TRUE 0.0439248

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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