Two sample MR report


MUC16_Epithelial against UKB-b-18436

Date: 13 January, 2026


Results from two sample MR:

method nsnp b se pval
MR Egger 3 0.0514032 0.1354443 0.7690828
Weighted median 3 0.0692610 0.0195596 0.0003986
Inverse variance weighted 3 0.0703319 0.0156316 0.0000068
Simple mode 3 0.0689319 0.0217024 0.0864616
Weighted mode 3 0.0687191 0.0241949 0.1048298

Heterogeneity tests

method Q Q_df Q_pval
MR Egger 0.0094188 1 0.9226862
Inverse variance weighted 0.0292133 2 0.9854995

Test for directional horizontal pleiotropy

egger_intercept se pval
0.0089301 0.0634725 0.9110162

Test that the exposure is upstream of the outcome

snp_r2.exposure snp_r2.outcome correct_causal_direction steiger_pval
7.45e-05 0 TRUE 0.4178731

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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