Two sample MR report


ENSG00000171552 || id:eqtl-a-ENSG00000171552 against Liver cell carcinoma || id:ieu-b-4953

Date: 23 February, 2026


Results from two sample MR:

method nsnp b se pval
MR Egger 12 0 0.001 0.804
Weighted median 12 0 0.000 0.960
Inverse variance weighted 12 0 0.000 0.665
Simple mode 12 0 0.000 0.917
Weighted mode 12 0 0.000 0.945

Heterogeneity tests

method Q Q_df Q_pval
MR Egger 19.9 10 0.030
Inverse variance weighted 19.9 11 0.046

Test for directional horizontal pleiotropy

egger_intercept se pval
0 0 0.894

Test that the exposure is upstream of the outcome

snp_r2.exposure snp_r2.outcome correct_causal_direction steiger_pval
0 0 TRUE 0.328

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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