Correlation between gene mutation status and selected clinical features
Glioblastoma Multiforme (Primary solid tumor)
21 August 2015  |  analyses__2015_08_21
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 (2015): Correlation between gene mutation status and selected clinical features. Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. doi:10.7908/C16W998M
Overview
Introduction

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

Summary

Testing the association between mutation status of 35 genes and 8 clinical features across 278 patients, 5 significant findings detected with Q value < 0.25.

  • TP53 mutation correlated to 'Time to Death'.

  • IDH1 mutation correlated to 'Time to Death' and 'YEARS_TO_BIRTH'.

  • ATRX mutation correlated to 'YEARS_TO_BIRTH'.

  • LZTR1 mutation correlated to 'ETHNICITY'.

Results
Overview of the results

Table 1.  Get Full Table Overview of the association between mutation status of 35 genes and 8 clinical features. Shown in the table are P values (Q values). Thresholded by Q value < 0.25, 5 significant findings detected.

Clinical
Features
Time
to
Death
YEARS
TO
BIRTH
GENDER RADIATION
THERAPY
KARNOFSKY
PERFORMANCE
SCORE
HISTOLOGICAL
TYPE
RACE ETHNICITY
nMutated (%) nWild-Type logrank test Wilcoxon-test Fisher's exact test Fisher's exact test Wilcoxon-test Fisher's exact test Fisher's exact test Fisher's exact test
IDH1 14 (5%) 264 0.000559
(0.0522)
3.92e-06
(0.0011)
0.392
(1.00)
0.139
(1.00)
0.129
(1.00)
0.499
(1.00)
0.0275
(0.641)
1
(1.00)
TP53 79 (28%) 199 0.00181
(0.127)
0.325
(1.00)
0.491
(1.00)
0.103
(1.00)
0.157
(1.00)
0.308
(1.00)
0.598
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
ATRX 16 (6%) 262 0.00818
(0.36)
1.49e-05
(0.00208)
0.593
(1.00)
0.746
(1.00)
0.233
(1.00)
0.548
(1.00)
0.0259
(0.641)
1
(1.00)
LZTR1 10 (4%) 268 0.69
(1.00)
0.234
(1.00)
0.101
(1.00)
0.148
(1.00)
0.296
(1.00)
0.169
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
0.00427
(0.239)
PIK3R1 32 (12%) 246 0.935
(1.00)
0.495
(1.00)
0.434
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
0.62
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
0.679
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
RB1 23 (8%) 255 0.287
(1.00)
0.949
(1.00)
0.654
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
0.0303
(0.641)
0.685
(1.00)
0.599
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
NF1 29 (10%) 249 0.283
(1.00)
0.134
(1.00)
0.84
(1.00)
0.591
(1.00)
0.0592
(0.842)
1
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
PTEN 85 (31%) 193 0.811
(1.00)
0.324
(1.00)
0.588
(1.00)
0.0811
(0.946)
0.983
(1.00)
0.0602
(0.842)
1
(1.00)
0.227
(1.00)
PIK3CA 26 (9%) 252 0.213
(1.00)
0.96
(1.00)
0.831
(1.00)
0.586
(1.00)
0.721
(1.00)
0.729
(1.00)
0.381
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
STAG2 12 (4%) 266 0.00899
(0.36)
0.849
(1.00)
0.761
(1.00)
0.233
(1.00)
0.107
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
0.615
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
SLC26A3 6 (2%) 272 0.722
(1.00)
0.279
(1.00)
0.424
(1.00)
0.594
(1.00)
0.98
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
SEMG1 8 (3%) 270 0.366
(1.00)
0.176
(1.00)
0.715
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
0.547
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
0.497
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
KDR 8 (3%) 270 0.661
(1.00)
0.499
(1.00)
0.266
(1.00)
0.632
(1.00)
0.634
(1.00)
0.321
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
RPL5 7 (3%) 271 0.82
(1.00)
0.803
(1.00)
0.256
(1.00)
0.61
(1.00)
0.444
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
0.448
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
MAP3K1 6 (2%) 272 0.691
(1.00)
0.295
(1.00)
0.424
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
0.767
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
BRAF 6 (2%) 272 0.244
(1.00)
0.918
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
0.594
(1.00)
0.742
(1.00)
0.0278
(0.641)
0.401
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
EGFR 73 (26%) 205 0.727
(1.00)
0.695
(1.00)
0.257
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
0.343
(1.00)
0.451
(1.00)
0.41
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
TMPRSS6 6 (2%) 272 0.963
(1.00)
0.274
(1.00)
0.67
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
0.293
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
PRKCD 3 (1%) 275 0.977
(1.00)
0.123
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
0.44
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
0.226
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
TP63 6 (2%) 272 0.334
(1.00)
0.994
(1.00)
0.67
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
0.697
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
0.0531
(0.842)
PDGFRA 11 (4%) 267 0.665
(1.00)
0.0539
(0.842)
1
(1.00)
0.413
(1.00)
0.121
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
CHD8 8 (3%) 270 0.885
(1.00)
0.0224
(0.641)
0.141
(1.00)
0.354
(1.00)
0.261
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
IL4R 8 (3%) 270 0.145
(1.00)
0.108
(1.00)
0.0273
(0.641)
0.354
(1.00)
0.394
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
0.496
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
REN 5 (2%) 273 0.766
(1.00)
0.617
(1.00)
0.657
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
0.357
(1.00)
0.0785
(0.946)
1
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
CD209 5 (2%) 273 0.671
(1.00)
0.717
(1.00)
0.0579
(0.842)
1
(1.00)
0.625
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
FBN3 11 (4%) 267 0.19
(1.00)
0.94
(1.00)
0.532
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
0.956
(1.00)
0.19
(1.00)
0.613
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
MMP13 5 (2%) 273 0.686
(1.00)
0.12
(1.00)
0.657
(1.00)
0.59
(1.00)
0.0727
(0.925)
1
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
TCF12 3 (1%) 275 0.957
(1.00)
0.94
(1.00)
0.555
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
0.625
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
IL18RAP 6 (2%) 272 0.708
(1.00)
0.158
(1.00)
0.67
(1.00)
0.594
(1.00)
0.188
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
0.401
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
ODF4 3 (1%) 275 0.328
(1.00)
0.568
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
0.44
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
KEL 15 (5%) 263 0.787
(1.00)
0.543
(1.00)
0.413
(1.00)
0.476
(1.00)
0.279
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
0.708
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
TESK1 3 (1%) 275 0.595
(1.00)
0.0671
(0.895)
1
(1.00)
0.44
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
MUC17 21 (8%) 257 0.281
(1.00)
0.5
(1.00)
0.817
(1.00)
0.76
(1.00)
0.643
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
FAM126B 4 (1%) 274 0.891
(1.00)
0.7
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
0.258
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
DDX5 3 (1%) 275 0.032
(0.641)
0.0388
(0.725)
0.555
(1.00)
0.44
(1.00)
0.135
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
'TP53 MUTATION STATUS' versus 'Time to Death'

P value = 0.00181 (logrank test), Q value = 0.13

Table S1.  Gene #1: 'TP53 MUTATION STATUS' versus Clinical Feature #1: 'Time to Death'

nPatients nDeath Duration Range (Median), Month
ALL 278 215 0.1 - 120.6 (11.3)
TP53 MUTATED 79 54 0.4 - 69.9 (12.9)
TP53 WILD-TYPE 199 161 0.1 - 120.6 (10.4)

Figure S1.  Get High-res Image Gene #1: 'TP53 MUTATION STATUS' versus Clinical Feature #1: 'Time to Death'

'IDH1 MUTATION STATUS' versus 'Time to Death'

P value = 0.000559 (logrank test), Q value = 0.052

Table S2.  Gene #6: 'IDH1 MUTATION STATUS' versus Clinical Feature #1: 'Time to Death'

nPatients nDeath Duration Range (Median), Month
ALL 278 215 0.1 - 120.6 (11.3)
IDH1 MUTATED 14 4 3.4 - 50.5 (21.9)
IDH1 WILD-TYPE 264 211 0.1 - 120.6 (11.0)

Figure S2.  Get High-res Image Gene #6: 'IDH1 MUTATION STATUS' versus Clinical Feature #1: 'Time to Death'

'IDH1 MUTATION STATUS' versus 'YEARS_TO_BIRTH'

P value = 3.92e-06 (Wilcoxon-test), Q value = 0.0011

Table S3.  Gene #6: 'IDH1 MUTATION STATUS' versus Clinical Feature #2: 'YEARS_TO_BIRTH'

nPatients Mean (Std.Dev)
ALL 278 61.0 (13.0)
IDH1 MUTATED 14 40.0 (15.1)
IDH1 WILD-TYPE 264 62.2 (11.9)

Figure S3.  Get High-res Image Gene #6: 'IDH1 MUTATION STATUS' versus Clinical Feature #2: 'YEARS_TO_BIRTH'

'ATRX MUTATION STATUS' versus 'YEARS_TO_BIRTH'

P value = 1.49e-05 (Wilcoxon-test), Q value = 0.0021

Table S4.  Gene #13: 'ATRX MUTATION STATUS' versus Clinical Feature #2: 'YEARS_TO_BIRTH'

nPatients Mean (Std.Dev)
ALL 278 61.0 (13.0)
ATRX MUTATED 16 42.7 (16.4)
ATRX WILD-TYPE 262 62.2 (11.9)

Figure S4.  Get High-res Image Gene #13: 'ATRX MUTATION STATUS' versus Clinical Feature #2: 'YEARS_TO_BIRTH'

'LZTR1 MUTATION STATUS' versus 'ETHNICITY'

P value = 0.00427 (Fisher's exact test), Q value = 0.24

Table S5.  Gene #28: 'LZTR1 MUTATION STATUS' versus Clinical Feature #8: 'ETHNICITY'

nPatients HISPANIC OR LATINO NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO
ALL 3 220
LZTR1 MUTATED 2 7
LZTR1 WILD-TYPE 1 213

Figure S5.  Get High-res Image Gene #28: 'LZTR1 MUTATION STATUS' versus Clinical Feature #8: 'ETHNICITY'

Methods & Data
Input
  • Mutation data file = sample_sig_gene_table.txt from Mutsig_2CV pipeline

  • Processed Mutation data file = /xchip/cga/gdac-prod/tcga-gdac/jobResults/GDAC_Correlate_Genomic_Events_Preprocess/GBM-TP/20063482/transformed.cor.cli.txt

  • Clinical data file = /xchip/cga/gdac-prod/tcga-gdac/jobResults/Append_Data/GBM-TP/19775175/GBM-TP.merged_data.txt

  • Number of patients = 278

  • Number of significantly mutated genes = 35

  • 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

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] 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)
[3] 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)