Correlation between gene mutation status and selected clinical features
Overview
Introduction

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

Summary

Testing the association between mutation status of 33 genes and 5 clinical features across 248 patients, 10 significant findings detected with Q value < 0.25.

  • PPP2R1A mutation correlated to 'HISTOLOGICAL.TYPE'.

  • CTNNB1 mutation correlated to 'HISTOLOGICAL.TYPE'.

  • PIK3R1 mutation correlated to 'HISTOLOGICAL.TYPE'.

  • PTEN mutation correlated to 'HISTOLOGICAL.TYPE'.

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

  • TP53 mutation correlated to 'AGE' and 'HISTOLOGICAL.TYPE'.

  • CTCF mutation correlated to 'HISTOLOGICAL.TYPE'.

  • ARID1A mutation correlated to 'HISTOLOGICAL.TYPE'.

Results
Overview of the results

Table 1.  Get Full Table Overview of the association between mutation status of 33 genes and 5 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 HISTOLOGICAL
TYPE
RADIATIONS
RADIATION
REGIMENINDICATION
COMPLETENESS
OF
RESECTION
nMutated (%) nWild-Type logrank test t-test Fisher's exact test Fisher's exact test Fisher's exact test
KRAS 53 (21%) 195 0.0816
(1.00)
0.000274
(0.043)
0.000253
(0.04)
0.253
(1.00)
0.388
(1.00)
TP53 69 (28%) 179 0.0263
(1.00)
6.15e-06
(0.00099)
8.52e-23
(1.4e-20)
0.371
(1.00)
0.18
(1.00)
PPP2R1A 27 (11%) 221 0.832
(1.00)
0.0374
(1.00)
0.000478
(0.0746)
0.52
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
CTNNB1 74 (30%) 174 0.678
(1.00)
0.0017
(0.264)
1.99e-08
(3.24e-06)
0.381
(1.00)
0.291
(1.00)
PIK3R1 83 (33%) 165 0.963
(1.00)
0.806
(1.00)
1.49e-06
(0.000241)
0.395
(1.00)
0.935
(1.00)
PTEN 161 (65%) 87 0.00636
(0.96)
0.0276
(1.00)
1.23e-23
(2.03e-21)
0.0503
(1.00)
0.0517
(1.00)
CTCF 44 (18%) 204 0.158
(1.00)
0.0349
(1.00)
0.000179
(0.0285)
1
(1.00)
0.866
(1.00)
ARID1A 83 (33%) 165 0.00558
(0.848)
0.00721
(1.00)
0.000113
(0.0181)
0.673
(1.00)
0.257
(1.00)
PIK3CA 132 (53%) 116 0.0344
(1.00)
0.195
(1.00)
0.258
(1.00)
0.593
(1.00)
0.18
(1.00)
PRKAR1B 4 (2%) 244 0.597
(1.00)
0.978
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
0.608
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
FBXW7 39 (16%) 209 0.791
(1.00)
0.904
(1.00)
0.00409
(0.625)
0.855
(1.00)
0.592
(1.00)
SPOP 21 (8%) 227 0.373
(1.00)
0.527
(1.00)
0.842
(1.00)
0.811
(1.00)
0.408
(1.00)
ARID5B 29 (12%) 219 0.792
(1.00)
0.649
(1.00)
0.00928
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
0.161
(1.00)
FGFR2 31 (12%) 217 0.529
(1.00)
0.998
(1.00)
0.701
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
0.337
(1.00)
NFE2L2 15 (6%) 233 0.658
(1.00)
0.191
(1.00)
0.14
(1.00)
0.589
(1.00)
0.789
(1.00)
CCND1 14 (6%) 234 0.564
(1.00)
0.0694
(1.00)
0.171
(1.00)
0.565
(1.00)
0.131
(1.00)
CHD4 35 (14%) 213 0.474
(1.00)
0.418
(1.00)
0.477
(1.00)
0.565
(1.00)
0.967
(1.00)
FAM9A 14 (6%) 234 0.282
(1.00)
0.913
(1.00)
0.437
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
0.859
(1.00)
MORC4 20 (8%) 228 0.117
(1.00)
0.0204
(1.00)
0.269
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
CASP8 17 (7%) 231 0.495
(1.00)
0.652
(1.00)
0.491
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
0.67
(1.00)
FOXA2 12 (5%) 236 0.908
(1.00)
0.531
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
0.229
(1.00)
0.58
(1.00)
ABI1 4 (2%) 244 0.615
(1.00)
0.0342
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
0.302
(1.00)
0.282
(1.00)
DNER 18 (7%) 230 0.497
(1.00)
0.0414
(1.00)
0.417
(1.00)
0.44
(1.00)
0.806
(1.00)
BCOR 30 (12%) 218 0.0523
(1.00)
0.0419
(1.00)
0.00741
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
0.337
(1.00)
BRS3 15 (6%) 233 0.141
(1.00)
0.133
(1.00)
0.14
(1.00)
0.4
(1.00)
0.806
(1.00)
SGK1 15 (6%) 233 0.831
(1.00)
0.427
(1.00)
0.47
(1.00)
0.158
(1.00)
0.122
(1.00)
NRAS 9 (4%) 239 0.244
(1.00)
0.616
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
0.722
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
TIAL1 11 (4%) 237 0.282
(1.00)
0.475
(1.00)
0.352
(1.00)
0.753
(1.00)
0.639
(1.00)
SIN3A 21 (8%) 227 0.42
(1.00)
0.256
(1.00)
0.276
(1.00)
0.811
(1.00)
1
(1.00)
SLC48A1 5 (2%) 243 0.467
(1.00)
0.645
(1.00)
0.621
(1.00)
0.663
(1.00)
0.559
(1.00)
RNF43 12 (5%) 236 0.247
(1.00)
0.644
(1.00)
0.289
(1.00)
0.0039
(0.601)
0.689
(1.00)
ZFHX3 44 (18%) 204 0.65
(1.00)
0.765
(1.00)
0.0615
(1.00)
0.73
(1.00)
0.558
(1.00)
RB1 20 (8%) 228 0.331
(1.00)
0.237
(1.00)
0.0685
(1.00)
0.465
(1.00)
0.933
(1.00)
'PPP2R1A MUTATION STATUS' versus 'HISTOLOGICAL.TYPE'

P value = 0.000478 (Fisher's exact test), Q value = 0.075

Table S1.  Gene #1: 'PPP2R1A MUTATION STATUS' versus Clinical Feature #3: 'HISTOLOGICAL.TYPE'

nPatients ENDOMETRIOID ENDOMETRIAL ADENOCARCINOMA MIXED SEROUS AND ENDOMETRIOID SEROUS ENDOMETRIAL ADENOCARCINOMA
ALL 200 4 44
PPP2R1A MUTATED 14 1 12
PPP2R1A WILD-TYPE 186 3 32

Figure S1.  Get High-res Image Gene #1: 'PPP2R1A MUTATION STATUS' versus Clinical Feature #3: 'HISTOLOGICAL.TYPE'

'CTNNB1 MUTATION STATUS' versus 'HISTOLOGICAL.TYPE'

P value = 1.99e-08 (Fisher's exact test), Q value = 3.2e-06

Table S2.  Gene #3: 'CTNNB1 MUTATION STATUS' versus Clinical Feature #3: 'HISTOLOGICAL.TYPE'

nPatients ENDOMETRIOID ENDOMETRIAL ADENOCARCINOMA MIXED SEROUS AND ENDOMETRIOID SEROUS ENDOMETRIAL ADENOCARCINOMA
ALL 200 4 44
CTNNB1 MUTATED 74 0 0
CTNNB1 WILD-TYPE 126 4 44

Figure S2.  Get High-res Image Gene #3: 'CTNNB1 MUTATION STATUS' versus Clinical Feature #3: 'HISTOLOGICAL.TYPE'

'PIK3R1 MUTATION STATUS' versus 'HISTOLOGICAL.TYPE'

P value = 1.49e-06 (Fisher's exact test), Q value = 0.00024

Table S3.  Gene #4: 'PIK3R1 MUTATION STATUS' versus Clinical Feature #3: 'HISTOLOGICAL.TYPE'

nPatients ENDOMETRIOID ENDOMETRIAL ADENOCARCINOMA MIXED SEROUS AND ENDOMETRIOID SEROUS ENDOMETRIAL ADENOCARCINOMA
ALL 200 4 44
PIK3R1 MUTATED 80 1 2
PIK3R1 WILD-TYPE 120 3 42

Figure S3.  Get High-res Image Gene #4: 'PIK3R1 MUTATION STATUS' versus Clinical Feature #3: 'HISTOLOGICAL.TYPE'

'PTEN MUTATION STATUS' versus 'HISTOLOGICAL.TYPE'

P value = 1.23e-23 (Fisher's exact test), Q value = 2e-21

Table S4.  Gene #6: 'PTEN MUTATION STATUS' versus Clinical Feature #3: 'HISTOLOGICAL.TYPE'

nPatients ENDOMETRIOID ENDOMETRIAL ADENOCARCINOMA MIXED SEROUS AND ENDOMETRIOID SEROUS ENDOMETRIAL ADENOCARCINOMA
ALL 200 4 44
PTEN MUTATED 159 1 1
PTEN WILD-TYPE 41 3 43

Figure S4.  Get High-res Image Gene #6: 'PTEN MUTATION STATUS' versus Clinical Feature #3: 'HISTOLOGICAL.TYPE'

'KRAS MUTATION STATUS' versus 'AGE'

P value = 0.000274 (t-test), Q value = 0.043

Table S5.  Gene #7: 'KRAS MUTATION STATUS' versus Clinical Feature #2: 'AGE'

nPatients Mean (Std.Dev)
ALL 248 63.1 (11.1)
KRAS MUTATED 53 58.8 (8.7)
KRAS WILD-TYPE 195 64.3 (11.4)

Figure S5.  Get High-res Image Gene #7: 'KRAS MUTATION STATUS' versus Clinical Feature #2: 'AGE'

'KRAS MUTATION STATUS' versus 'HISTOLOGICAL.TYPE'

P value = 0.000253 (Fisher's exact test), Q value = 0.04

Table S6.  Gene #7: 'KRAS MUTATION STATUS' versus Clinical Feature #3: 'HISTOLOGICAL.TYPE'

nPatients ENDOMETRIOID ENDOMETRIAL ADENOCARCINOMA MIXED SEROUS AND ENDOMETRIOID SEROUS ENDOMETRIAL ADENOCARCINOMA
ALL 200 4 44
KRAS MUTATED 52 0 1
KRAS WILD-TYPE 148 4 43

Figure S6.  Get High-res Image Gene #7: 'KRAS MUTATION STATUS' versus Clinical Feature #3: 'HISTOLOGICAL.TYPE'

'TP53 MUTATION STATUS' versus 'AGE'

P value = 6.15e-06 (t-test), Q value = 0.00099

Table S7.  Gene #8: 'TP53 MUTATION STATUS' versus Clinical Feature #2: 'AGE'

nPatients Mean (Std.Dev)
ALL 248 63.1 (11.1)
TP53 MUTATED 69 67.9 (9.4)
TP53 WILD-TYPE 179 61.3 (11.2)

Figure S7.  Get High-res Image Gene #8: 'TP53 MUTATION STATUS' versus Clinical Feature #2: 'AGE'

'TP53 MUTATION STATUS' versus 'HISTOLOGICAL.TYPE'

P value = 8.52e-23 (Fisher's exact test), Q value = 1.4e-20

Table S8.  Gene #8: 'TP53 MUTATION STATUS' versus Clinical Feature #3: 'HISTOLOGICAL.TYPE'

nPatients ENDOMETRIOID ENDOMETRIAL ADENOCARCINOMA MIXED SEROUS AND ENDOMETRIOID SEROUS ENDOMETRIAL ADENOCARCINOMA
ALL 200 4 44
TP53 MUTATED 27 3 39
TP53 WILD-TYPE 173 1 5

Figure S8.  Get High-res Image Gene #8: 'TP53 MUTATION STATUS' versus Clinical Feature #3: 'HISTOLOGICAL.TYPE'

'CTCF MUTATION STATUS' versus 'HISTOLOGICAL.TYPE'

P value = 0.000179 (Fisher's exact test), Q value = 0.028

Table S9.  Gene #10: 'CTCF MUTATION STATUS' versus Clinical Feature #3: 'HISTOLOGICAL.TYPE'

nPatients ENDOMETRIOID ENDOMETRIAL ADENOCARCINOMA MIXED SEROUS AND ENDOMETRIOID SEROUS ENDOMETRIAL ADENOCARCINOMA
ALL 200 4 44
CTCF MUTATED 44 0 0
CTCF WILD-TYPE 156 4 44

Figure S9.  Get High-res Image Gene #10: 'CTCF MUTATION STATUS' versus Clinical Feature #3: 'HISTOLOGICAL.TYPE'

'ARID1A MUTATION STATUS' versus 'HISTOLOGICAL.TYPE'

P value = 0.000113 (Fisher's exact test), Q value = 0.018

Table S10.  Gene #11: 'ARID1A MUTATION STATUS' versus Clinical Feature #3: 'HISTOLOGICAL.TYPE'

nPatients ENDOMETRIOID ENDOMETRIAL ADENOCARCINOMA MIXED SEROUS AND ENDOMETRIOID SEROUS ENDOMETRIAL ADENOCARCINOMA
ALL 200 4 44
ARID1A MUTATED 78 1 4
ARID1A WILD-TYPE 122 3 40

Figure S10.  Get High-res Image Gene #11: 'ARID1A MUTATION STATUS' versus Clinical Feature #3: 'HISTOLOGICAL.TYPE'

Methods & Data
Input
  • Mutation data file = transformed.cor.cli.txt

  • Clinical data file = UCEC-TP.merged_data.txt

  • Number of patients = 248

  • Number of significantly mutated genes = 33

  • Number of selected clinical features = 5

  • 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.

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] 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)