Two sample MR report


ENSG00000170345 || id:eqtl-a-ENSG00000170345 against Liver cell carcinoma || id:ieu-b-4953

Date: 23 February, 2026


Results from two sample MR:

method nsnp b se pval
MR Egger 4 -0.001 0.001 0.337
Weighted median 4 0.000 0.000 0.577
Inverse variance weighted 4 0.000 0.000 0.568
Simple mode 4 0.000 0.001 0.867
Weighted mode 4 -0.001 0.000 0.323

Heterogeneity tests

method Q Q_df Q_pval
MR Egger 2.15 2 0.341
Inverse variance weighted 3.49 3 0.323

Test for directional horizontal pleiotropy

egger_intercept se pval
0 0 0.382

Test that the exposure is upstream of the outcome

snp_r2.exposure snp_r2.outcome correct_causal_direction steiger_pval
0 0 TRUE 0.44

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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