Two sample MR report


MTG2_Epithelial against UKB-b-18436

Date: 13 January, 2026


Results from two sample MR:

method nsnp b se pval
MR Egger 3 -0.0598505 0.5039525 0.9247461
Weighted median 3 0.0243805 0.0124673 0.0505165
Inverse variance weighted 3 0.0236668 0.0103923 0.0227651
Simple mode 3 0.0261200 0.0142743 0.2087627
Weighted mode 3 0.0261962 0.0154511 0.2320811

Heterogeneity tests

method Q Q_df Q_pval
MR Egger 0.2178477 1 0.6406848
Inverse variance weighted 0.2453240 2 0.8845626

Test for directional horizontal pleiotropy

egger_intercept se pval
0.0564662 0.3406508 0.8954248

Test that the exposure is upstream of the outcome

snp_r2.exposure snp_r2.outcome correct_causal_direction steiger_pval
4.44e-05 0 TRUE 0.5275606

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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