Two sample MR report


PNPLA6_Epithelial against UKB-b-18436

Date: 13 January, 2026


Results from two sample MR:

method nsnp b se pval
MR Egger 4 -0.0182235 0.0220851 0.4960414
Weighted median 4 -0.0203193 0.0112611 0.0711710
Inverse variance weighted 4 -0.0201174 0.0095457 0.0350752
Simple mode 4 -0.0202616 0.0138045 0.2384685
Weighted mode 4 -0.0201774 0.0142717 0.2523228

Heterogeneity tests

method Q Q_df Q_pval
MR Egger 0.0051342 2 0.9974362
Inverse variance weighted 0.0141770 3 0.9995530

Test for directional horizontal pleiotropy

egger_intercept se pval
-0.0019357 0.0203555 0.93291

Test that the exposure is upstream of the outcome

snp_r2.exposure snp_r2.outcome correct_causal_direction steiger_pval
2.75e-05 0 TRUE 0.6188827

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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