Correlation between copy number variation genes (focal events) and selected clinical features
Liver Hepatocellular Carcinoma (Primary solid tumor)
23 September 2013  |  analyses__2013_09_23
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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 copy number variation genes (focal events) and selected clinical features. Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. doi:10.7908/C1RB72ZC
Overview
Introduction

This pipeline computes the correlation between significant copy number variation (cnv focal) genes and selected clinical features.

Summary

Testing the association between copy number variation 53 focal events and 8 clinical features across 117 patients, no significant finding detected with Q value < 0.25.

  • No focal cnvs related to clinical features.

Results
Overview of the results

Table 1.  Get Full Table Overview of the association between significant copy number variation of 53 focal events and 8 clinical features. Shown in the table are P values (Q values). Thresholded by Q value < 0.25, no significant finding detected.

Clinical
Features
Time
to
Death
AGE NEOPLASM
DISEASESTAGE
PATHOLOGY
T
STAGE
PATHOLOGY
N
STAGE
PATHOLOGY
M
STAGE
GENDER COMPLETENESS
OF
RESECTION
nCNV (%) nWild-Type logrank test t-test Chi-square test Fisher's exact test Fisher's exact test Fisher's exact test Fisher's exact test Fisher's exact test
AMP PEAK 1(1P22 3) MUTATION ANALYSIS 31 (26%) 86 0.372
(1.00)
0.439
(1.00)
0.248
(1.00)
0.814
(1.00)
0.532
(1.00)
0.0785
(1.00)
0.832
(1.00)
0.0671
(1.00)
AMP PEAK 2(1Q22) MUTATION ANALYSIS 86 (74%) 31 0.056
(1.00)
0.381
(1.00)
0.665
(1.00)
0.66
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
0.894
(1.00)
0.388
(1.00)
0.692
(1.00)
AMP PEAK 3(1Q42 3) MUTATION ANALYSIS 79 (68%) 38 0.0831
(1.00)
0.432
(1.00)
0.138
(1.00)
0.0269
(1.00)
0.548
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
0.543
(1.00)
0.852
(1.00)
AMP PEAK 4(2P24 1) MUTATION ANALYSIS 26 (22%) 91 0.968
(1.00)
0.433
(1.00)
0.186
(1.00)
0.113
(1.00)
0.108
(1.00)
0.305
(1.00)
0.648
(1.00)
0.529
(1.00)
AMP PEAK 5(2Q31 2) MUTATION ANALYSIS 27 (23%) 90 0.355
(1.00)
0.443
(1.00)
0.163
(1.00)
0.398
(1.00)
0.508
(1.00)
0.581
(1.00)
0.112
(1.00)
0.576
(1.00)
AMP PEAK 6(3Q26 31) MUTATION ANALYSIS 22 (19%) 95 0.216
(1.00)
0.495
(1.00)
0.723
(1.00)
0.455
(1.00)
0.345
(1.00)
0.371
(1.00)
0.808
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
AMP PEAK 7(5P15 33) MUTATION ANALYSIS 58 (50%) 59 0.665
(1.00)
0.904
(1.00)
0.151
(1.00)
0.104
(1.00)
0.605
(1.00)
0.0795
(1.00)
0.849
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
AMP PEAK 8(5Q35 3) MUTATION ANALYSIS 43 (37%) 74 0.387
(1.00)
0.378
(1.00)
0.549
(1.00)
0.681
(1.00)
0.547
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
0.239
(1.00)
0.193
(1.00)
AMP PEAK 9(6P25 2) MUTATION ANALYSIS 49 (42%) 68 0.132
(1.00)
0.688
(1.00)
0.454
(1.00)
0.326
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
0.343
(1.00)
0.181
(1.00)
0.851
(1.00)
AMP PEAK 10(6P21 1) MUTATION ANALYSIS 49 (42%) 68 0.46
(1.00)
0.406
(1.00)
0.324
(1.00)
0.937
(1.00)
0.286
(1.00)
0.252
(1.00)
0.181
(1.00)
0.851
(1.00)
AMP PEAK 11(7Q21 2) MUTATION ANALYSIS 45 (38%) 72 0.632
(1.00)
0.0497
(1.00)
0.546
(1.00)
0.489
(1.00)
0.28
(1.00)
0.691
(1.00)
0.557
(1.00)
0.46
(1.00)
AMP PEAK 12(8Q13 1) MUTATION ANALYSIS 61 (52%) 56 0.725
(1.00)
0.759
(1.00)
0.176
(1.00)
0.37
(1.00)
0.615
(1.00)
0.91
(1.00)
0.00393
(1.00)
0.773
(1.00)
AMP PEAK 13(8Q24 13) MUTATION ANALYSIS 70 (60%) 47 0.553
(1.00)
0.912
(1.00)
0.36
(1.00)
0.953
(1.00)
0.567
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
0.00626
(1.00)
0.956
(1.00)
AMP PEAK 14(9Q34 2) MUTATION ANALYSIS 15 (13%) 102 0.76
(1.00)
0.268
(1.00)
0.19
(1.00)
0.476
(1.00)
0.284
(1.00)
0.478
(1.00)
0.783
(1.00)
0.0348
(1.00)
AMP PEAK 15(10P15 1) MUTATION ANALYSIS 24 (21%) 93 0.37
(1.00)
0.469
(1.00)
0.19
(1.00)
0.073
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
0.334
(1.00)
0.814
(1.00)
0.922
(1.00)
AMP PEAK 16(11Q13 3) MUTATION ANALYSIS 21 (18%) 96 0.98
(1.00)
0.614
(1.00)
0.0639
(1.00)
0.0099
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
0.247
(1.00)
0.805
(1.00)
0.0572
(1.00)
AMP PEAK 17(12Q23 1) MUTATION ANALYSIS 22 (19%) 95 0.792
(1.00)
0.103
(1.00)
0.123
(1.00)
0.259
(1.00)
0.457
(1.00)
0.307
(1.00)
0.224
(1.00)
0.257
(1.00)
AMP PEAK 18(13Q32 3) MUTATION ANALYSIS 22 (19%) 95 0.205
(1.00)
0.868
(1.00)
0.93
(1.00)
0.792
(1.00)
0.403
(1.00)
0.855
(1.00)
0.466
(1.00)
0.133
(1.00)
AMP PEAK 19(15Q26 3) MUTATION ANALYSIS 19 (16%) 98 0.344
(1.00)
0.594
(1.00)
0.918
(1.00)
0.282
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
0.195
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
AMP PEAK 20(17P11 2) MUTATION ANALYSIS 18 (15%) 99 0.578
(1.00)
0.538
(1.00)
0.0742
(1.00)
0.0777
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
0.243
(1.00)
0.795
(1.00)
0.0466
(1.00)
AMP PEAK 21(17Q23 1) MUTATION ANALYSIS 50 (43%) 67 0.598
(1.00)
0.604
(1.00)
0.287
(1.00)
0.69
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
0.348
(1.00)
0.848
(1.00)
0.27
(1.00)
AMP PEAK 22(17Q25 3) MUTATION ANALYSIS 54 (46%) 63 0.258
(1.00)
0.981
(1.00)
0.451
(1.00)
0.255
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
0.33
(1.00)
0.126
(1.00)
0.0797
(1.00)
AMP PEAK 23(19P13 12) MUTATION ANALYSIS 32 (27%) 85 0.679
(1.00)
0.467
(1.00)
0.101
(1.00)
0.693
(1.00)
0.556
(1.00)
0.0156
(1.00)
0.133
(1.00)
0.346
(1.00)
AMP PEAK 24(19Q13 11) MUTATION ANALYSIS 38 (32%) 79 0.596
(1.00)
0.638
(1.00)
0.0067
(1.00)
0.0322
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
0.0123
(1.00)
0.311
(1.00)
0.216
(1.00)
AMP PEAK 25(20Q13 33) MUTATION ANALYSIS 43 (37%) 74 0.846
(1.00)
0.117
(1.00)
0.239
(1.00)
0.959
(1.00)
0.28
(1.00)
0.244
(1.00)
0.323
(1.00)
0.532
(1.00)
DEL PEAK 1(1P36 32) MUTATION ANALYSIS 54 (46%) 63 0.398
(1.00)
0.196
(1.00)
0.592
(1.00)
0.0547
(1.00)
0.573
(1.00)
0.403
(1.00)
0.342
(1.00)
0.209
(1.00)
DEL PEAK 2(1P35 2) MUTATION ANALYSIS 44 (38%) 73 0.545
(1.00)
0.128
(1.00)
0.234
(1.00)
0.365
(1.00)
0.0355
(1.00)
0.12
(1.00)
0.694
(1.00)
0.361
(1.00)
DEL PEAK 3(2Q22 1) MUTATION ANALYSIS 13 (11%) 104 0.124
(1.00)
0.832
(1.00)
0.593
(1.00)
0.138
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
0.734
(1.00)
DEL PEAK 4(2Q37 3) MUTATION ANALYSIS 23 (20%) 94 0.517
(1.00)
0.962
(1.00)
0.602
(1.00)
0.213
(1.00)
0.508
(1.00)
0.612
(1.00)
0.149
(1.00)
0.917
(1.00)
DEL PEAK 5(3P13) MUTATION ANALYSIS 20 (17%) 97 0.423
(1.00)
0.733
(1.00)
0.126
(1.00)
0.143
(1.00)
0.43
(1.00)
0.282
(1.00)
0.217
(1.00)
0.742
(1.00)
DEL PEAK 6(4P16 1) MUTATION ANALYSIS 22 (19%) 95 0.437
(1.00)
0.861
(1.00)
0.241
(1.00)
0.927
(1.00)
0.0722
(1.00)
0.438
(1.00)
0.333
(1.00)
0.222
(1.00)
DEL PEAK 7(4Q25) MUTATION ANALYSIS 54 (46%) 63 0.212
(1.00)
0.42
(1.00)
0.461
(1.00)
0.844
(1.00)
0.0976
(1.00)
0.33
(1.00)
0.849
(1.00)
0.254
(1.00)
DEL PEAK 8(4Q35 1) MUTATION ANALYSIS 49 (42%) 68 0.0255
(1.00)
0.279
(1.00)
0.695
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
0.573
(1.00)
0.252
(1.00)
0.699
(1.00)
0.336
(1.00)
DEL PEAK 9(5Q23 1) MUTATION ANALYSIS 16 (14%) 101 0.123
(1.00)
0.714
(1.00)
0.465
(1.00)
0.116
(1.00)
0.345
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
0.782
(1.00)
0.695
(1.00)
DEL PEAK 10(6Q16 3) MUTATION ANALYSIS 42 (36%) 75 0.798
(1.00)
0.602
(1.00)
0.499
(1.00)
0.431
(1.00)
0.28
(1.00)
0.336
(1.00)
0.429
(1.00)
0.644
(1.00)
DEL PEAK 11(6Q26) MUTATION ANALYSIS 47 (40%) 70 0.724
(1.00)
0.64
(1.00)
0.414
(1.00)
0.315
(1.00)
0.561
(1.00)
0.0288
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
0.665
(1.00)
DEL PEAK 12(8P23 2) MUTATION ANALYSIS 75 (64%) 42 0.0603
(1.00)
0.0376
(1.00)
0.414
(1.00)
0.649
(1.00)
0.269
(1.00)
0.834
(1.00)
0.429
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
DEL PEAK 13(8P11 22) MUTATION ANALYSIS 60 (51%) 57 0.0487
(1.00)
0.0345
(1.00)
0.397
(1.00)
0.526
(1.00)
0.0976
(1.00)
0.213
(1.00)
0.572
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
DEL PEAK 14(9P21 3) MUTATION ANALYSIS 45 (38%) 72 0.4
(1.00)
0.92
(1.00)
0.0878
(1.00)
0.16
(1.00)
0.55
(1.00)
0.038
(1.00)
0.557
(1.00)
0.0448
(1.00)
DEL PEAK 15(9Q34 3) MUTATION ANALYSIS 43 (37%) 74 0.998
(1.00)
0.573
(1.00)
0.151
(1.00)
0.561
(1.00)
0.05
(1.00)
0.1
(1.00)
0.554
(1.00)
0.467
(1.00)
DEL PEAK 16(10Q23 31) MUTATION ANALYSIS 36 (31%) 81 0.95
(1.00)
0.964
(1.00)
0.14
(1.00)
0.104
(1.00)
0.211
(1.00)
0.584
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
0.139
(1.00)
DEL PEAK 17(11Q23 3) MUTATION ANALYSIS 24 (21%) 93 0.99
(1.00)
0.0236
(1.00)
0.316
(1.00)
0.236
(1.00)
0.0952
(1.00)
0.862
(1.00)
0.645
(1.00)
0.421
(1.00)
DEL PEAK 18(12P12 1) MUTATION ANALYSIS 26 (22%) 91 0.103
(1.00)
0.923
(1.00)
0.234
(1.00)
0.74
(1.00)
0.121
(1.00)
0.565
(1.00)
0.82
(1.00)
0.106
(1.00)
DEL PEAK 19(12Q24 33) MUTATION ANALYSIS 20 (17%) 97 0.451
(1.00)
0.461
(1.00)
0.0585
(1.00)
0.441
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
0.144
(1.00)
0.217
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
DEL PEAK 20(13Q14 2) MUTATION ANALYSIS 54 (46%) 63 0.129
(1.00)
0.614
(1.00)
0.285
(1.00)
0.00179
(0.758)
1
(1.00)
0.753
(1.00)
0.342
(1.00)
0.661
(1.00)
DEL PEAK 21(13Q22 2) MUTATION ANALYSIS 43 (37%) 74 0.533
(1.00)
0.115
(1.00)
0.572
(1.00)
0.00143
(0.608)
0.548
(1.00)
0.834
(1.00)
0.323
(1.00)
0.57
(1.00)
DEL PEAK 22(14Q23 3) MUTATION ANALYSIS 41 (35%) 76 0.759
(1.00)
0.978
(1.00)
0.239
(1.00)
0.235
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
0.545
(1.00)
0.69
(1.00)
0.251
(1.00)
DEL PEAK 23(16Q23 1) MUTATION ANALYSIS 50 (43%) 67 0.0629
(1.00)
0.203
(1.00)
0.527
(1.00)
0.378
(1.00)
0.615
(1.00)
0.912
(1.00)
0.25
(1.00)
0.0773
(1.00)
DEL PEAK 24(17P13 3) MUTATION ANALYSIS 64 (55%) 53 0.177
(1.00)
0.231
(1.00)
0.229
(1.00)
0.566
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
0.16
(1.00)
0.705
(1.00)
0.184
(1.00)
DEL PEAK 25(17P11 2) MUTATION ANALYSIS 64 (55%) 53 0.355
(1.00)
0.895
(1.00)
0.285
(1.00)
0.343
(1.00)
0.262
(1.00)
0.911
(1.00)
0.449
(1.00)
0.25
(1.00)
DEL PEAK 26(18Q21 2) MUTATION ANALYSIS 24 (21%) 93 0.142
(1.00)
0.217
(1.00)
0.616
(1.00)
0.934
(1.00)
0.43
(1.00)
0.543
(1.00)
0.167
(1.00)
0.922
(1.00)
DEL PEAK 27(19P13 3) MUTATION ANALYSIS 27 (23%) 90 0.873
(1.00)
0.497
(1.00)
0.146
(1.00)
0.153
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
0.153
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
0.858
(1.00)
DEL PEAK 28(22Q13 32) MUTATION ANALYSIS 30 (26%) 87 0.112
(1.00)
0.883
(1.00)
0.747
(1.00)
0.118
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
0.347
(1.00)
0.277
(1.00)
0.163
(1.00)
Methods & Data
Input
  • Copy number data file = transformed.cor.cli.txt

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

  • Number of patients = 117

  • Number of significantly focal cnvs = 53

  • Number of selected clinical features = 8

  • 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

Chi-square test

For multi-class clinical features (nominal or ordinal), Chi-square tests (Greenwood and Nikulin 1996) were used to estimate the P values using the 'chisq.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

In addition to the links below, the full results of the analysis summarized in this report can also be downloaded programmatically using firehose_get, or interactively from either the Broad GDAC website or TCGA Data Coordination Center Portal.

References
[1] Bland and Altman, Statistics notes: The logrank test, BMJ 328(7447):1073 (2004)
[2] Lehmann and Romano, Testing Statistical Hypotheses (3E ed.), New York: Springer. ISBN 0387988645 (2005)
[3] Greenwood and Nikulin, A guide to chi-squared testing, Wiley, New York. ISBN 047155779X (1996)
[4] 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)
[5] 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)