Two sample MR report


RPS26_Macrophages against UKB-b-18436

Date: 13 January, 2026


Results from two sample MR:

method nsnp b se pval
MR Egger 20 -0.0211312 0.0251350 0.4115411
Weighted median 20 -0.0398427 0.0069036 0.0000000
Inverse variance weighted 20 -0.0514305 0.0049006 0.0000000
Simple mode 20 -0.0717961 0.0120156 0.0000095
Weighted mode 20 -0.0378098 0.0089252 0.0004468

Heterogeneity tests

method Q Q_df Q_pval
MR Egger 18.11622 18 0.4480214
Inverse variance weighted 19.63496 19 0.4168368

Test for directional horizontal pleiotropy

egger_intercept se pval
-0.019537 0.0159042 0.2351115

Test that the exposure is upstream of the outcome

snp_r2.exposure snp_r2.outcome correct_causal_direction steiger_pval
0.0028678 2e-07 TRUE 4e-07

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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