Two sample MR report


HLA-DRB5_Epithelial against UKB-b-18436

Date: 13 January, 2026


Results from two sample MR:

method nsnp b se pval
MR Egger 100 -0.0969021 0.0153229 0.0000000
Weighted median 100 0.0175594 0.0046708 0.0001703
Inverse variance weighted 100 0.0204086 0.0042069 0.0000012
Simple mode 100 0.0355124 0.0175354 0.0455408
Weighted mode 100 -0.0170846 0.0132404 0.1999383

Heterogeneity tests

method Q Q_df Q_pval
MR Egger 162.9951 98 4.14e-05
Inverse variance weighted 265.2656 99 0.00e+00

Test for directional horizontal pleiotropy

egger_intercept se pval
0.0649314 0.0082805 0

Test that the exposure is upstream of the outcome

snp_r2.exposure snp_r2.outcome correct_causal_direction steiger_pval
0.0017277 3e-07 TRUE 9.28e-05

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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