Correlation between gene mutation status and selected clinical features
Brain Lower Grade Glioma (Primary solid tumor)
23 May 2013  |  analyses__2013_05_23
Maintainer Information
Citation Information
Maintained by TCGA GDAC Team (Broad Institute/MD Anderson Cancer Center/Harvard Medical School)
Cite as Broad Institute TCGA Genome Data Analysis Center (2013): Correlation between gene mutation status and selected clinical features. Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. doi:10.7908/C11G0J9V
Overview
Introduction

This pipeline computes the correlation between significantly recurrent gene mutations and selected clinical features.

Summary

Testing the association between mutation status of 16 genes and 6 clinical features across 204 patients, 10 significant findings detected with Q value < 0.25.

  • IDH1 mutation correlated to 'Time to Death'.

  • TP53 mutation correlated to 'AGE',  'HISTOLOGICAL.TYPE', and 'RADIATIONS.RADIATION.REGIMENINDICATION'.

  • ATRX mutation correlated to 'AGE' and 'HISTOLOGICAL.TYPE'.

  • CIC mutation correlated to 'HISTOLOGICAL.TYPE'.

  • FUBP1 mutation correlated to 'HISTOLOGICAL.TYPE'.

  • NOTCH1 mutation correlated to 'HISTOLOGICAL.TYPE'.

  • PTEN mutation correlated to 'HISTOLOGICAL.TYPE'.

Results
Overview of the results

Table 1.  Get Full Table Overview of the association between mutation status of 16 genes and 6 clinical features. Shown in the table are P values (Q values). Thresholded by Q value < 0.25, 10 significant findings detected.

Clinical
Features
Time
to
Death
AGE GENDER KARNOFSKY
PERFORMANCE
SCORE
HISTOLOGICAL
TYPE
RADIATIONS
RADIATION
REGIMENINDICATION
nMutated (%) nWild-Type logrank test t-test Fisher's exact test t-test Fisher's exact test Fisher's exact test
TP53 105 (51%) 99 0.17
(1.00)
1.1e-06
(9.83e-05)
0.157
(1.00)
0.45
(1.00)
4.95e-07
(4.46e-05)
0.000926
(0.0768)
ATRX 87 (43%) 117 0.106
(1.00)
1.65e-05
(0.00145)
0.476
(1.00)
0.522
(1.00)
5.21e-05
(0.00453)
0.0294
(1.00)
IDH1 157 (77%) 47 0.000178
(0.0153)
0.0292
(1.00)
0.0186
(1.00)
0.842
(1.00)
0.00713
(0.571)
0.173
(1.00)
CIC 40 (20%) 164 0.0807
(1.00)
0.587
(1.00)
0.723
(1.00)
0.718
(1.00)
1.25e-09
(1.13e-07)
0.106
(1.00)
FUBP1 22 (11%) 182 0.743
(1.00)
0.00634
(0.514)
1
(1.00)
0.711
(1.00)
0.000973
(0.0798)
0.822
(1.00)
NOTCH1 18 (9%) 186 0.777
(1.00)
0.0158
(1.00)
0.318
(1.00)
0.119
(1.00)
0.000211
(0.0179)
0.801
(1.00)
PTEN 11 (5%) 193 0.279
(1.00)
0.0305
(1.00)
0.532
(1.00)
0.000493
(0.0414)
0.754
(1.00)
IL32 5 (2%) 199 0.00837
(0.662)
0.285
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
0.14
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
0.159
(1.00)
IDH2 8 (4%) 196 0.532
(1.00)
0.148
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
0.0399
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
PIK3R1 14 (7%) 190 0.196
(1.00)
0.0624
(1.00)
0.403
(1.00)
0.674
(1.00)
0.603
(1.00)
0.783
(1.00)
PIK3CA 19 (9%) 185 0.778
(1.00)
0.47
(1.00)
0.808
(1.00)
0.351
(1.00)
0.148
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
CREBZF 4 (2%) 200 0.648
(1.00)
0.22
(1.00)
0.312
(1.00)
0.291
(1.00)
0.477
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
TIMD4 5 (2%) 199 0.103
(1.00)
0.175
(1.00)
0.652
(1.00)
0.14
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
0.65
(1.00)
EMG1 4 (2%) 200 0.53
(1.00)
0.583
(1.00)
0.64
(1.00)
0.581
(1.00)
0.302
(1.00)
NOX4 5 (2%) 199 0.475
(1.00)
0.494
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
0.727
(1.00)
0.382
(1.00)
ZNF57 6 (3%) 198 0.249
(1.00)
0.759
(1.00)
0.242
(1.00)
0.149
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
'IDH1 MUTATION STATUS' versus 'Time to Death'

P value = 0.000178 (logrank test), Q value = 0.015

Table S1.  Gene #3: 'IDH1 MUTATION STATUS' versus Clinical Feature #1: 'Time to Death'

nPatients nDeath Duration Range (Median), Month
ALL 203 49 0.0 - 211.2 (13.4)
IDH1 MUTATED 156 32 0.0 - 182.3 (15.2)
IDH1 WILD-TYPE 47 17 0.1 - 211.2 (8.4)

Figure S1.  Get High-res Image Gene #3: 'IDH1 MUTATION STATUS' versus Clinical Feature #1: 'Time to Death'

'TP53 MUTATION STATUS' versus 'AGE'

P value = 1.1e-06 (t-test), Q value = 9.8e-05

Table S2.  Gene #4: 'TP53 MUTATION STATUS' versus Clinical Feature #2: 'AGE'

nPatients Mean (Std.Dev)
ALL 204 43.0 (13.3)
TP53 MUTATED 105 38.7 (11.8)
TP53 WILD-TYPE 99 47.6 (13.3)

Figure S2.  Get High-res Image Gene #4: 'TP53 MUTATION STATUS' versus Clinical Feature #2: 'AGE'

'TP53 MUTATION STATUS' versus 'HISTOLOGICAL.TYPE'

P value = 4.95e-07 (Fisher's exact test), Q value = 4.5e-05

Table S3.  Gene #4: 'TP53 MUTATION STATUS' versus Clinical Feature #5: 'HISTOLOGICAL.TYPE'

nPatients ASTROCYTOMA OLIGOASTROCYTOMA OLIGODENDROGLIOMA
ALL 61 53 89
TP53 MUTATED 39 38 27
TP53 WILD-TYPE 22 15 62

Figure S3.  Get High-res Image Gene #4: 'TP53 MUTATION STATUS' versus Clinical Feature #5: 'HISTOLOGICAL.TYPE'

'TP53 MUTATION STATUS' versus 'RADIATIONS.RADIATION.REGIMENINDICATION'

P value = 0.000926 (Fisher's exact test), Q value = 0.077

Table S4.  Gene #4: 'TP53 MUTATION STATUS' versus Clinical Feature #6: 'RADIATIONS.RADIATION.REGIMENINDICATION'

nPatients NO YES
ALL 80 124
TP53 MUTATED 53 52
TP53 WILD-TYPE 27 72

Figure S4.  Get High-res Image Gene #4: 'TP53 MUTATION STATUS' versus Clinical Feature #6: 'RADIATIONS.RADIATION.REGIMENINDICATION'

'ATRX MUTATION STATUS' versus 'AGE'

P value = 1.65e-05 (t-test), Q value = 0.0014

Table S5.  Gene #5: 'ATRX MUTATION STATUS' versus Clinical Feature #2: 'AGE'

nPatients Mean (Std.Dev)
ALL 204 43.0 (13.3)
ATRX MUTATED 87 38.5 (12.1)
ATRX WILD-TYPE 117 46.4 (13.2)

Figure S5.  Get High-res Image Gene #5: 'ATRX MUTATION STATUS' versus Clinical Feature #2: 'AGE'

'ATRX MUTATION STATUS' versus 'HISTOLOGICAL.TYPE'

P value = 5.21e-05 (Fisher's exact test), Q value = 0.0045

Table S6.  Gene #5: 'ATRX MUTATION STATUS' versus Clinical Feature #5: 'HISTOLOGICAL.TYPE'

nPatients ASTROCYTOMA OLIGOASTROCYTOMA OLIGODENDROGLIOMA
ALL 61 53 89
ATRX MUTATED 29 34 24
ATRX WILD-TYPE 32 19 65

Figure S6.  Get High-res Image Gene #5: 'ATRX MUTATION STATUS' versus Clinical Feature #5: 'HISTOLOGICAL.TYPE'

'CIC MUTATION STATUS' versus 'HISTOLOGICAL.TYPE'

P value = 1.25e-09 (Fisher's exact test), Q value = 1.1e-07

Table S7.  Gene #6: 'CIC MUTATION STATUS' versus Clinical Feature #5: 'HISTOLOGICAL.TYPE'

nPatients ASTROCYTOMA OLIGOASTROCYTOMA OLIGODENDROGLIOMA
ALL 61 53 89
CIC MUTATED 2 3 35
CIC WILD-TYPE 59 50 54

Figure S7.  Get High-res Image Gene #6: 'CIC MUTATION STATUS' versus Clinical Feature #5: 'HISTOLOGICAL.TYPE'

'FUBP1 MUTATION STATUS' versus 'HISTOLOGICAL.TYPE'

P value = 0.000973 (Fisher's exact test), Q value = 0.08

Table S8.  Gene #7: 'FUBP1 MUTATION STATUS' versus Clinical Feature #5: 'HISTOLOGICAL.TYPE'

nPatients ASTROCYTOMA OLIGOASTROCYTOMA OLIGODENDROGLIOMA
ALL 61 53 89
FUBP1 MUTATED 2 2 18
FUBP1 WILD-TYPE 59 51 71

Figure S8.  Get High-res Image Gene #7: 'FUBP1 MUTATION STATUS' versus Clinical Feature #5: 'HISTOLOGICAL.TYPE'

'NOTCH1 MUTATION STATUS' versus 'HISTOLOGICAL.TYPE'

P value = 0.000211 (Fisher's exact test), Q value = 0.018

Table S9.  Gene #8: 'NOTCH1 MUTATION STATUS' versus Clinical Feature #5: 'HISTOLOGICAL.TYPE'

nPatients ASTROCYTOMA OLIGOASTROCYTOMA OLIGODENDROGLIOMA
ALL 61 53 89
NOTCH1 MUTATED 1 1 16
NOTCH1 WILD-TYPE 60 52 73

Figure S9.  Get High-res Image Gene #8: 'NOTCH1 MUTATION STATUS' versus Clinical Feature #5: 'HISTOLOGICAL.TYPE'

'PTEN MUTATION STATUS' versus 'HISTOLOGICAL.TYPE'

P value = 0.000493 (Fisher's exact test), Q value = 0.041

Table S10.  Gene #12: 'PTEN MUTATION STATUS' versus Clinical Feature #5: 'HISTOLOGICAL.TYPE'

nPatients ASTROCYTOMA OLIGOASTROCYTOMA OLIGODENDROGLIOMA
ALL 61 53 89
PTEN MUTATED 9 0 2
PTEN WILD-TYPE 52 53 87

Figure S10.  Get High-res Image Gene #12: 'PTEN MUTATION STATUS' versus Clinical Feature #5: 'HISTOLOGICAL.TYPE'

Methods & Data
Input
  • Mutation data file = LGG-TP.mutsig.cluster.txt

  • Clinical data file = LGG-TP.clin.merged.picked.txt

  • Number of patients = 204

  • Number of significantly mutated genes = 16

  • Number of selected clinical features = 6

  • Exclude genes that fewer than K tumors have mutations, K = 3

Survival analysis

For survival clinical features, the Kaplan-Meier survival curves of tumors with and without gene mutations were plotted and the statistical significance P values were estimated by logrank test (Bland and Altman 2004) using the 'survdiff' function in R

Student's t-test analysis

For continuous numerical clinical features, two-tailed Student's t test with unequal variance (Lehmann and Romano 2005) was applied to compare the clinical values between tumors with and without gene mutations using 't.test' function in R

Fisher's exact test

For binary or multi-class clinical features (nominal or ordinal), two-tailed Fisher's exact tests (Fisher 1922) were used to estimate the P values using the 'fisher.test' function in R

Q value calculation

For multiple hypothesis correction, Q value is the False Discovery Rate (FDR) analogue of the P value (Benjamini and Hochberg 1995), defined as the minimum FDR at which the test may be called significant. We used the 'Benjamini and Hochberg' method of 'p.adjust' function in R to convert P values into Q values.

Download Results

This is an experimental feature. The full results of the analysis summarized in this report can be downloaded from the TCGA Data Coordination Center.

References
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[3] Fisher, R.A., On the interpretation of chi-square from contingency tables, and the calculation of P, Journal of the Royal Statistical Society 85(1):87-94 (1922)
[4] Benjamini and Hochberg, Controlling the false discovery rate: a practical and powerful approach to multiple testing, Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series B 59:289-300 (1995)