Q (haiku): What are the frequencies of different KRAS mutations in TCGA PanCan Lung Adenocarcinoma?

▶ read_guide
{
 "uri": "cbioportal://mutation-frequency-guide"
}

◀ result
# Mutation Frequency Analysis Guide

## IMPORTANT: Reporting Mutation Frequencies
- **ALWAYS report frequencies as percentages**, not raw counts: `frequency = (altered_samples / total_profiled_samples) × 100`
- For quick frequency lookups, **prefer the TCGA Pan-Cancer Atlas study first**, then offer to expand to other studies
- When reporting across multiple studies, show **ranges** (e.g., "TP53 is mutated in 30–60% of samples") rather than a single average
- **NEVER** sum mutation events across studies to compute an aggregate frequency — this can exceed 100% due to double-counting
- Warn users that samples may overlap across cohorts (e.g., MSK studies may share patients)
- **Choose and state the counting unit**: use patient-level frequencies for prevalence/rate questions unless the user explicitly asks for samples; use sample-level frequencies when the user asks about samples.
- **For "across cancer types" questions**, jump to the [Cross-Cancer-Type Mutation Frequency](#cross-cancer-type-mutation-frequency) section below — there is one correct recipe and several common wrong ones.

## Counting Unit: Samples vs Patients

Before answering any mutation count or frequency question, decide whether the unit is samples or patients and state that choice in the answer.

| User wording | Counting unit |
|--------------|---------------|
| "prevalence", "rate", "fraction of patients", "patients with", "how common is" | Patient-level: `COUNT(DISTINCT patient_unique_id)` |
| "samples", "specimens", "biopsies", sample-level cohort composition | Sample-level: `COUNT(DISTINCT sample_unique_id)` |
| Ambiguous | Ask, or default to patient-level for prevalence/rate language and say so |

### Cross-study sample-count caveat

When an answer touches more than one study and reports a sample count, prepend a one-line caveat:

> Sample IDs are unique within cBioPortal study prefixes, not guaranteed biological-sample identifiers across studies; overlapping cohorts can count the same patient/sample more than once.

Prefer one of these safer approaches:

- Use a shipped `cancer_study_query_preferences` cohort such as `pan_cancer_tcga` or `all_studies_non_redundant`.
- Restrict to one named study.
- Aggregate by `patient_unique_id` when the biological question is patient prevalence.

## STOP rule: a frequency above 100% means your query is wrong

If your query returns a frequency over 100%, **do not try to debug or explain the data inconsistency to the user**. The cause is always one of these query bugs:

- Summing mutation events instead of `COUNT(DISTINCT sample_unique_id)` for the numerator
- Using a study-wide sample count as the denominator instead of the gene-specific profiled count
- Cross-study aggregation where the same biological sample appears under multiple `sample_unique_id` values (e.g., MSK-IMPACT and MSK-CHORD share patients)
- **Joining the profiled CTE through `gene_panel` / `gene_panel_list` without a WES branch.** `gene_panel_id = 'WES'` is *not* a row in … (35166 more chars)

▶ resolve_and_route
{
 "studyKeywords": [
  "TCGA",
  "lung",
  "adenocarcinoma"
 ]
}

◀ result
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▶ clickhouse_run_select_query
{
 "query": "
SELECT *
FROM gene_mutation_variants_in_study(
    study = 'luad_tcga_pan_can_atlas_2018',
    gene = 'KRAS'
)
ORDER BY frequency_pct DESC
",
 "max_rows": 100
}

◀ result
{"rows":[{"mutation_variant":"G12C","mutation_type":"Missense_Mutation","altered_samples":70,"profiled_samples":566,"frequency_pct":12.4,"total_mutation_events":70},{"mutation_variant":"G12V","mutation_type":"Missense_Mutation","altered_samples":40,"profiled_samples":566,"frequency_pct":7.1,"total_mutation_events":40},{"mutation_variant":"G12D","mutation_type":"Missense_Mutation","altered_samples":20,"profiled_samples":566,"frequency_pct":3.5,"total_mutation_events":20},{"mutation_variant":"G12A","mutation_type":"Missense_Mutation","altered_samples":17,"profiled_samples":566,"frequency_pct":3,"total_mutation_events":17},{"mutation_variant":"G13C","mutation_type":"Missense_Mutation","altered_samples":7,"profiled_samples":566,"frequency_pct":1.2,"total_mutation_events":7},{"mutation_variant":"G12S","mutation_type":"Missense_Mutation","altered_samples":5,"profiled_samples":566,"frequency_pct":0.9,"total_mutation_events":5},{"mutation_variant":"L19F","mutation_type":"Missense_Mutation","altered_samples":3,"profiled_samples":566,"frequency_pct":0.5,"total_mutation_events":3},{"mutation_variant":"G13D","mutation_type":"Missense_Mutation","altered_samples":3,"profiled_samples":566,"frequency_pct":0.5,"total_mutation_events":3},{"mutation_variant":"Q61L","mutation_type":"Missense_Mutation","altered_samples":3,"profiled_samples":566,"frequency_pct":0.5,"total_mutation_events":3},{"mutation_variant":"D33E","mutation_type":"Missense_Mutation","altered_samples":1,"profiled_samples":566,"frequency_pct":0.2,"total_mutation_events":1},{"mutation_variant":"A146P","mutation_type":"Missense_Mutation","altered_samples":1,"profiled_samples":566,"frequency_pct":0.2,"total_mutation_events":1},{"mutation_variant":"Q61H","mutation_type":"Missense_Mutation","altered_samples":1,"profiled_samples":566,"frequency_pct":0.2,"total_mutation_events":1},{"mutation_variant":"K88*","mutation_type":"Nonsense_Mutation","altered_samples":1,"profiled_samples":566,"frequency_pct":0.2,"total_mutation_events":1}]}

▶ navigate_to_results_view
{
 "studyIds": [
  "luad_tcga_pan_can_atlas_2018"
 ],
 "genes": [
  "KRAS"
 ],
 "tab": "mutations"
}

◀ result
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═ answer (success)
## KRAS Mutation Frequencies in TCGA PanCancer Lung Adenocarcinoma

**Study:** Lung Adenocarcinoma (TCGA, PanCancer Atlas) | **Samples profiled:** 566

KRAS mutations occur in **169 samples (29.9%)** across 13 distinct variants. Here are the most common:

| Variant | Type | Frequency | Samples |
|---------|------|-----------|---------|
| **G12C** | Missense | 12.4% | 70/566 |
| **G12V** | Missense | 7.1% | 40/566 |
| **G12D** | Missense | 3.5% | 20/566 |
| **G12A** | Missense | 3.0% | 17/566 |
| **G13C** | Missense | 1.2% | 7/566 |
| **G12S** | Missense | 0.9% | 5/566 |
| L19F | Missense | 0.5% | 3/566 |
| G13D | Missense | 0.5% | 3/566 |
| Q61L | Missense | 0.5% | 3/566 |
| Other (5 variants) | Missense / Nonsense | ≤0.2% | 1/566 each |

**Key finding:** G12C is the dominant KRAS hotspot, accounting for **41% of all KRAS mutations** in this cohort. Codon 12 variants collectively represent **26% of samples**.

[View detailed mutation analysis](https://www.cbioportal.org/results/mutations?cancer_study_list=luad_tcga_pan_can_atlas_2018&gene_list=KRAS&case_set_id=luad_tcga_pan_can_atlas_2018_all) — includes lollipop plot and full mutation table.