Welcome to py-merp’s documentation!

Contents:

• 1. Introduction
  • 1.1. What is Mendelian Randomization?
  • 1.2. Overview
  • 1.3. Download
  • 1.4. Installation
  • 1.5. Implementation
  • 1.6. Citation
  • 1.7. General information and Contact Info
• 2. Tutorial (Basic Usage)
  • 2.1. Pulling Genetic Instruments from GWAS Catalog Data
  • 2.2. Selecting/Updating IVs for Traits of Interest
  • 2.3. Filter Trait IVFs for Confounding and LD
  • 2.4. Calculate Trait-Disease Casual Effect Estimate
  • 2.5. Optional: Export to gtx R Package for Additional Analysis
• 3. Detailed Workflow
  • 3.1. Obtaining Genetic Instruments from Public Data
  • 3.2. Linkage Disequilibrium (LD) and Confounding Association Filtering
  • 3.3. MR Score Calculation
  • 3.4. Web links for Public Data and Queries

Indices and tables

• Index
• Module Index
• Search Page