Two sample MR report


MKNK1_Macrophages against UKB-b-18436

Date: 13 January, 2026


Results from two sample MR:

method nsnp b se pval
MR Egger 8 0.0566209 0.0920967 0.5612642
Weighted median 8 0.0152092 0.0084081 0.0704697
Inverse variance weighted 8 0.0170149 0.0070004 0.0150754
Simple mode 8 0.0145469 0.0122707 0.2744979
Weighted mode 8 0.0141830 0.0124138 0.2908060

Heterogeneity tests

method Q Q_df Q_pval
MR Egger 1.013726 6 0.9850866
Inverse variance weighted 1.199741 7 0.9909329

Test for directional horizontal pleiotropy

egger_intercept se pval
-0.0280667 0.0650755 0.6813194

Test that the exposure is upstream of the outcome

snp_r2.exposure snp_r2.outcome correct_causal_direction steiger_pval
0.0002167 0 TRUE 0.1615232

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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