Two sample MR report


SHTN1_Macrophages against UKB-b-18436

Date: 13 January, 2026


Results from two sample MR:

method nsnp b se pval
MR Egger 10 0.0263415 0.0795393 0.7490199
Weighted median 10 0.0601598 0.0122945 0.0000010
Inverse variance weighted 10 0.0637234 0.0089370 0.0000000
Simple mode 10 0.0610485 0.0183921 0.0089505
Weighted mode 10 0.0594929 0.0184557 0.0104298

Heterogeneity tests

method Q Q_df Q_pval
MR Egger 2.565518 8 0.9586057
Inverse variance weighted 2.789224 9 0.9720685

Test for directional horizontal pleiotropy

egger_intercept se pval
0.018266 0.0386193 0.6488663

Test that the exposure is upstream of the outcome

snp_r2.exposure snp_r2.outcome correct_causal_direction steiger_pval
0.0002177 1e-07 TRUE 0.1666662

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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