CausalSentinel

Protein Dossier — NMB (Neuromedin-B)

MR feasibility tier: A — Published pQTL-MR estimates exist for this protein (retrieved below - not computed here).

1. Published MR estimates (retrieved, not computed)

Outcome beta se p method nSNP cis/trans coloc
Schizophrenia 0.396 0.0695 1.25e-08 Wald ratio 1 cis NA
Height -0.0976 0.0189 2.45e-07 Wald ratio 1 cis NA
Forced expiratory volume in 1-second (FEV1) -0.0547 0.0134 4.81e-05 Wald ratio 1 cis NA
Weight -0.0519 0.0137 1.55e-04 Wald ratio 1 cis NA
Non-cancer illness code self-reported: mania or bipolar disorder or manic depression 0.599 0.174 5.59e-04 Wald ratio 1 cis NA
Bipolar disorder 0.508 0.152 8.66e-04 Wald ratio 1 cis NA
Rheumatoid arthritis -0.377 0.117 0.0012 Wald ratio 1 cis NA
Non-cancer illness code self-reported: emphysema or chronic bronchitis 0.303 0.101 0.00257 Wald ratio 1 cis NA
Body fat -0.0976 0.0348 0.005 Wald ratio 1 cis NA
Forced vital capacity (FVC) -0.0352 0.0128 0.00578 Wald ratio 1 cis NA
Paget’s disease 1.04 0.386 0.00697 Wald ratio 1 cis NA
Diastolic blood pressure automated reading -0.0415 0.0159 0.00911 Wald ratio 1 cis NA
…and 100 more outcomes (see JSON)              

2. pQTL instrument availability (Tier-B probe)

No prot-* pQTL GWAS dataset found for this protein (matched by UniProt accession and symbol).

3. GWAS Catalog results — traits with signal at this locus

9 association rows across 8 traits (8 genome-wide significant rows). Associations are loci, not causal claims; the mapped gene at a locus is not necessarily the effector gene.

Trait best p lead SNP n assoc study MR status
Height (baseline) 4e-26 rs531061098 1 GCST90565843 no MR -> candidate analysis
Hematological traits (multi-trait analysis) 5e-12 rs1107179 1 GCST90838669 no MR -> candidate analysis
Dilated cardiomyopathy (MTAG) 3e-11 rs1051168 1 GCST011202 no MR -> candidate analysis
Schizophrenia 5e-10 rs12908161 2 GCST003048 MR: beta=0.396, p=1.25e-08 (cis)
Physical function (baseline) 2e-9 rs531061098 1 GCST90565837 no MR -> candidate analysis
Creatine kinase levels 1e-8 rs2292462 1 GCST006014 no MR -> candidate analysis
Diastolic blood pressure 1e-8 rs2292462 1 GCST90435414 MR: beta=-0.0415, p=0.00911 (cis)
Dilated cardiomyopathy 8e-8 rs1051168 1 GCST011210 no MR -> candidate analysis

4. Phenome map — where this gene is a genetic locus, vs. where MR exists

Top diseases by Open Targets association (of 185 total). Associations are loci, not causal claims. The causal-status column is a four-state triage per pair: established (curated) = a curated clinical assertion exists (ClinGen/G2P/GEL/Orphanet/ClinVar — any validity level, MR adds little); exploratory rare-variant signal = ExWAS burden evidence without curation — a candidate NEW gene-disease relationship; common-variant locus = GWAS signal, classic pQTL-MR territory; multi-layer = burden+GWAS together, an allelic-series candidate (the strongest causal setup). Burden estimand is carrier-vs-noncarrier, not per-SD MR.

Disease genetic assoc. burden (ExWAS) causal status MR status
schizophrenia 0.54 common-variant locus MR: beta=0.396, p=1.25e-08 (cis)
bipolar disorder 0.532 common-variant locus MR: beta=0.599, p=5.59e-04 (cis)
autism spectrum disorder 0.443 common-variant locus no MR -> candidate analysis
heart failure 0.376 common-variant locus no MR -> candidate analysis
major depressive disorder 0.366 common-variant locus no MR -> candidate analysis
attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder 0.366 common-variant locus no MR -> candidate analysis
obsessive-compulsive disorder 0.366 common-variant locus no MR -> candidate analysis
anorexia nervosa 0.366 common-variant locus no MR -> candidate analysis
Tourette syndrome 0.366 common-variant locus no MR -> candidate analysis
mitral valve prolapse 0.332 common-variant locus no MR -> candidate analysis
dilated cardiomyopathy 0.316 common-variant locus no MR -> candidate analysis
open-angle glaucoma 0.313 common-variant locus no MR -> candidate analysis
osteoarthritis 0.279 common-variant locus MR: beta=-0.0513, p=0.35 (cis)
bipolar I disorder 0.25 common-variant locus no MR -> candidate analysis
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 0.137 common-variant locus no MR -> candidate analysis

Of the 15 rows above, 12 have no MR estimate in this resource. Across all retrieved diseases for this gene: 0 exploratory rare-variant signal(s), 0 multi-layer (allelic-series candidate) pair(s). Final triage still belongs to a statistical geneticist.

5. Downstream annotation (druggability & safety preview)

Layer Result
ChEMBL druggability 2 known modulators (Transmembrane glycoprotein NMB)
gnomAD constraint pLI=4.6e-05, LOEUF=1.66 — LoF-tolerant
GWAS Catalog 61 unique SNPs / 122 rows
ClinVar 93 records; 3 pathogenic in sample of 30
PharmGKB/ClinPGx no annotations

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