Two sample MR report


SMIM6_Epithelial against UKB-b-18436

Date: 13 January, 2026


Results from two sample MR:

method nsnp b se pval
MR Egger 21 -0.0489085 0.0869141 0.5802038
Weighted median 21 -0.0208111 0.0069822 0.0028769
Inverse variance weighted 21 -0.0195302 0.0053904 0.0002910
Simple mode 21 -0.0206713 0.0116304 0.0907217
Weighted mode 21 -0.0201474 0.0109716 0.0812196

Heterogeneity tests

method Q Q_df Q_pval
MR Egger 2.677790 19 0.9999958
Inverse variance weighted 2.792486 20 0.9999978

Test for directional horizontal pleiotropy

egger_intercept se pval
0.014725 0.0434791 0.738574

Test that the exposure is upstream of the outcome

snp_r2.exposure snp_r2.outcome correct_causal_direction steiger_pval
0.0003442 0 TRUE 0.0775596

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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