Q (haiku): In MSS colorectal cancer, what is the frequency of BRAF oncogenic mutations (as defined by OncoKB)? Use the 2017 MSK study for this. Can you give me a table of all these mutations, with frequency, count and denominator?

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

▶ read_guide
{
 "uri": "cbioportal://common-pitfalls#16"
}

◀ 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)

◀ result
### 16. 🚨 SILENT QUERY SUBSTITUTION ("did you mean...")

When the user's wording differs from canonical terminology (e.g. "V600V" looks like "V600E" with a typo, or "point mutation" sounds like "missense"), it is forbidden to silently rewrite the question and answer the rewritten version. Doing so produces an answer that looks confident but is for a different question — the user cannot tell what was changed.

#### ❌ Wrong: silently substitute

> User: *"Find patients in colorectal cancer with the V600V alteration in BRAF"*
> Agent: *(internally treats this as V600E)* "I found 412 samples with BRAF V600E in colorectal studies..."

> User: *"What is the most prevalent TP53 mutation in uterine cancer that is not a point mutation?"*
> Agent: *(internally treats "point mutation" = "missense", silently excludes only missense)* "The most prevalent non-missense TP53 mutation is..."

#### ✅ Correct: answer the literal question, flag any normalization

For an unusual-looking variant the user may have typed deliberately:
- Query for what was asked, literally.
- If 0 rows come back, **explain *why* zero is the expected answer** before suggesting a likely-intended alternative. For synonymous variants (e.g. BRAF V600V, TP53 R175R), the explanation is: *cBioPortal's mutation tables filter out synonymous (silent) variants in most studies, so 0 hits means "filtered upstream", not "no such variant exists in any patient"*. Then ask: *"Did you mean V600E (the canonical activating variant)? Or would you like me to look for V600V in the studies that do retain synonymous calls?"*
- If the wording is ambiguous (e.g. "point mutation"), ask the user which definition they meant before querying — do not pick one silently.

#### Mutation-type terminology mapping (use this to disambiguate)

| User says | Canonical definition | `mutation_type` filter |
|---|---|---|
| "point mutation" | Any SNV (single-nucleotide variant) — includes missense, nonsense, synonymous, splice-site SNVs | `mutation_type IN ('Missense_Mutation','Nonsense_Mutation','Silent','Splice_Site')` — **but ask the user to confirm scope first** |
| "missense" | Single amino-acid substitution that changes the protein | `mutation_type = 'Missense_Mutation'` |
| "nonsense" / "stop-gain" | Premature stop codon | `mutation_type = 'Nonsense_Mutation'` |
| "synonymous" / "silent" | Nucleotide change with no amino-acid change | `mutation_type = 'Silent'` (**often filtered out of public datasets** — see below) |
| "splice site" | Mutation in canonical splice acceptor/donor | `mutation_type = 'Splice_Site'` |
| "frameshift" | Indel changing reading frame | `mutation_type IN ('Frame_Shift_Ins','Frame_Shift_Del')` |
| "indel" / "in-frame" | In-frame insertion or deletion | `mutation_type IN ('In_Frame_Ins','In_Frame_Del')` |
| "truncating" | Anything that disrupts the protein early | `mutation_type IN ('Nonsense_Mutation','Frame_Shift_Ins','Frame_Shift_Del','Splice_Site','Nonstop_Mutation')` |

**Synonymous-variant filter. … (785 more chars)

▶ list_studies
{
 "search": "MSK 2017 colorectal",
 "limit": 10,
 "verbose": true
}

◀ result
{"result":[{"cancer_study_identifier":"crc_msk_2017","name":"Metastatic Colorectal Cancer (MSK, Cancer Cell 2018)","description":"Targeted sequencing of 1134 metastatic colorectal tumor/normal pairs.","type_of_cancer_id":"coadread","sample_count":1134,"has_guide":false,"url":"https://www.cbioportal.org/study/summary?id=crc_msk_2017"}]}

▶ clickhouse_list_tables
{}

◀ result
{"tables":[{"name":"allele_specific_copy_number"},{"name":"alteration_driver_annotation"},{"name":"cancer_study"},{"name":"cancer_study_query_preferences"},{"name":"cancer_study_tags"},{"name":"cbioportal_sequence_state"},{"name":"clinical_attribute_counts"},{"name":"clinical_attribute_meta"},{"name":"clinical_data_derived"},{"name":"clinical_event"},{"name":"clinical_event_data"},{"name":"clinical_event_data_derived"},{"name":"clinical_event_derived"},{"name":"clinical_patient"},{"name":"clinical_sample"},{"name":"cna_event"},{"name":"cna_panel_gene_coverage"},{"name":"cna_wes_coverage"},{"name":"co_altered_genes_in_study"},{"name":"copy_number_seg"},{"name":"copy_number_seg_file"},{"name":"gene"},{"name":"gene_alias"},{"name":"gene_alteration_frequency_by_cancer_type"},{"name":"gene_cna_distribution_in_study"},{"name":"gene_mutation_frequency_by_cancer_type"},{"name":"gene_mutation_frequency_in_studies"},{"name":"gene_mutation_frequency_in_study"},{"name":"gene_mutation_variants_in_study"},{"name":"gene_pair_coexpression"},{"name":"gene_panel"},{"name":"gene_panel_list"},{"name":"gene_panel_to_gene_derived"},{"name":"generic_assay_data_derived"},{"name":"generic_assay_meta_derived"},{"name":"generic_assay_profile_entity_derived"},{"name":"generic_entity_properties"},{"name":"geneset"},{"name":"geneset_gene"},{"name":"geneset_hierarchy_leaf"},{"name":"geneset_hierarchy_node"},{"name":"genetic_alteration"},{"name":"genetic_alteration_derived"},{"name":"genetic_entity"},{"name":"genetic_profile"},{"name":"genetic_profile_link"},{"name":"genetic_profile_samples"},{"name":"genomic_event_derived"},{"name":"gistic"},{"name":"gistic_to_gene"},{"name":"info"},{"name":"mut_sig"},{"name":"mutation"},{"name":"mutation_count_by_keyword"},{"name":"mutation_derived"},{"name":"mutation_event"},{"name":"mutation_panel_gene_coverage"},{"name":"mutation_wes_coverage"},{"name":"patient"},{"name":"reference_genome"},{"name":"reference_genome_gene"},{"name":"resource_definition"},{"name":"resource_patient"},{"name":"resource_sample"},{"name":"resource_study"},{"name":"sample"},{"name":"sample_cna_event"},{"name":"sample_derived"},{"name":"sample_list"},{"name":"sample_list_list"},{"name":"sample_profile"},{"name":"sample_to_gene_panel_derived"},{"name":"structural_variant"},{"name":"sv_panel_gene_coverage"},{"name":"sv_wes_coverage"},{"name":"top_cna_genes_in_study"},{"name":"top_mutated_genes_in_cohort"},{"name":"top_mutated_genes_in_study"},{"name":"top_sv_genes_in_study"},{"name":"treatment_counts_in_study"},{"name":"treatment_regimens_in_study"},{"name":"type_of_cancer"}]}

▶ clickhouse_list_table_columns
{
 "table": "clinical_data_derived"
}

▶ clickhouse_list_table_columns
{
 "table": "alteration_driver_annotation"
}

◀ result
{"columns":[{"name":"internal_id","type":"Int32"},{"name":"sample_unique_id","type":"String","comment":"Globally unique sample ID: cancer_study_identifier + \"_\" + sample.stable_id. Empty for patient-level attributes. Use this for sample filtering and joins."},{"name":"patient_unique_id","type":"String","comment":"Globally unique patient ID: cancer_study_identifier + \"_\" + patient.stable_id. Present for both sample and patient-level attributes."},{"name":"attribute_name","type":"LowCardinality(String)","comment":"Clinical attribute name (e.g., SAMPLE_TYPE, CANCER_TYPE, AGE, OS_MONTHS). Use with attribute_value for filtering. AGE may be floored or capped for de-identification (e.g. all children recorded as 18, or everyone 89+ recorded as 89 or 90): before age statistics check for a pile-up at the min/max, and if present compute age from DAYS_TO_BIRTH (-days / 365.25)."},{"name":"attribute_value","type":"String","comment":"Value of the clinical attribute (String). For SAMPLE_TYPE: Primary, Metastasis, Local Recurrence, Unknown. Missing values are empty strings, so use toFloat64OrNull(attribute_value) for numeric comparisons — CAST fails on them."},{"name":"cancer_study_identifier","type":"LowCardinality(String)"},{"name":"type","type":"LowCardinality(String)","comment":"Data level: \"sample\" for sample-level attributes (e.g., SAMPLE_TYPE), \"patient\" for patient-level attributes (e.g., AGE, OS_MONTHS)."}]}

◀ result
{"columns":[{"name":"alteration_event_id","type":"Int64"},{"name":"genetic_profile_id","type":"Int64"},{"name":"sample_id","type":"Int64"},{"name":"driver_filter","type":"Nullable(String)"},{"name":"driver_filter_annotation","type":"Nullable(String)"},{"name":"driver_tiers_filter","type":"Nullable(String)"},{"name":"driver_tiers_filter_annotation","type":"Nullable(String)"}]}

▶ clickhouse_run_select_query
{
 "query": "
SELECT DISTINCT attribute_name
FROM clinical_data_derived
WHERE cancer_study_identifier = 'crc_msk_2017'
ORDER BY attribute_name
LIMIT 50
"
}

◀ result
{"rows":[{"attribute_name":"AGE_AT_DIAGNOSIS"},{"attribute_name":"CANCER_TYPE"},{"attribute_name":"CANCER_TYPE_DETAILED"},{"attribute_name":"CHEMO_EXP_SEQ_SPECIMEN"},{"attribute_name":"FIRST_SITE_OF_METS"},{"attribute_name":"FRACTION_GENOME_ALTERED"},{"attribute_name":"GENE_PANEL"},{"attribute_name":"MCRC_TYPE"},{"attribute_name":"METASTASECTOMY"},{"attribute_name":"METASTASECTOMY_SITE"},{"attribute_name":"METASTASES_SITE_FIRST_BONE"},{"attribute_name":"METASTASES_SITE_FIRST_BRAIN"},{"attribute_name":"METASTASES_SITE_FIRST_GYN"},{"attribute_name":"METASTASES_SITE_FIRST_LIVER"},{"attribute_name":"METASTASES_SITE_FIRST_LN"},{"attribute_name":"METASTASES_SITE_FIRST_LUNG"},{"attribute_name":"METASTASES_SITE_FIRST_PELVIS"},{"attribute_name":"METASTASES_SITE_FIRST_PERITONEUM_OMENTUM_ABDOMEN"},{"attribute_name":"METASTATIC_BIOPSY_SITE"},{"attribute_name":"MOLECULAR_SUBTYPE"},{"attribute_name":"MSI_SCORE"},{"attribute_name":"MSI_STATUS"},{"attribute_name":"MUTATION_COUNT"},{"attribute_name":"ONCOTREE_CODE"},{"attribute_name":"OS_MONTHS"},{"attribute_name":"OS_MONTHS_ADDITIONAL"},{"attribute_name":"OS_STATUS"},{"attribute_name":"OTHER_SITES_OF_METS"},{"attribute_name":"PATIENT_GRADE"},{"attribute_name":"PRIMARY_SITE"},{"attribute_name":"PRIMARY_TUMOR_LOCATION"},{"attribute_name":"SAMPLE_COUNT"},{"attribute_name":"SAMPLE_TYPE"},{"attribute_name":"SEX"},{"attribute_name":"SOMATIC_STATUS"},{"attribute_name":"SPECIMEN_TYPE"},{"attribute_name":"STAGE_AT_DIAGNOSIS"},{"attribute_name":"TIME_FROM_MET_DX_SEQUENCING"},{"attribute_name":"TIME_TO_METASTASIS_MONTHS"},{"attribute_name":"TMB_NONSYNONYMOUS"},{"attribute_name":"TUMOR_SAMPLE_HISTOLOGY"},{"attribute_name":"VITAL_STATUS"}]}

▶ clickhouse_run_select_query
{
 "query": "
SELECT DISTINCT attribute_value
FROM clinical_data_derived
WHERE cancer_study_identifier = 'crc_msk_2017'
  AND attribute_name = 'MSI_STATUS'
ORDER BY attribute_value
"
}

◀ result
{"rows":[{},{"attribute_value":"Inconclusive"},{"attribute_value":"MSI"},{"attribute_value":"MSS"}]}

▶ clickhouse_list_table_columns
{
 "table": "genomic_event_derived"
}

◀ result
{"columns":[{"name":"sample_unique_id","type":"String"},{"name":"hugo_gene_symbol","type":"String","comment":"HUGO gene symbol (e.g., TP53, KRAS, BRAF). Use for gene-specific queries."},{"name":"entrez_gene_id","type":"Int32"},{"name":"gene_panel_stable_id","type":"LowCardinality(String)"},{"name":"cancer_study_identifier","type":"LowCardinality(String)"},{"name":"genetic_profile_stable_id","type":"LowCardinality(String)"},{"name":"variant_type","type":"LowCardinality(String)","comment":"Type of genomic event: \"mutation\" for SNVs/indels, \"cna\" for copy number alterations, \"structural_variant\" for SVs. Always filter by this."},{"name":"mutation_variant","type":"String","comment":"Protein change notation (e.g., p.V600E, p.R175H). Use for specific variant queries. \"NA\" for non-mutation events."},{"name":"mutation_type","type":"LowCardinality(String)"},{"name":"mutation_status","type":"LowCardinality(String)","comment":"For mutations: Somatic, Germline, UNKNOWN, or UNCALLED. Filter mutation_status != \"UNCALLED\" to exclude uncertain calls. Include all other statuses."},{"name":"driver_filter","type":"LowCardinality(String)"},{"name":"driver_filter_annotation","type":"String"},{"name":"driver_tiers_filter","type":"LowCardinality(String)"},{"name":"driver_tiers_filter_annotation","type":"String"},{"name":"cna_alteration","type":"Nullable(Int8)","comment":"Copy number alteration: only 2 = amplification (AMP) and -2 = deep deletion (HOMDEL) are stored. Shallow deletion (-1), diploid (0) and gain (1) are not in this table; query genetic_alteration_derived WHERE profile_type = 'gistic' (alteration_value is a String, e.g. '-1'). NULL for non-CNA events."},{"name":"cna_cytoband","type":"String"},{"name":"sv_event_info","type":"String"},{"name":"patient_unique_id","type":"String"},{"name":"off_panel","type":"Bool","comment":"Boolean: 1 = mutation outside gene panel coverage (off-panel), 0 = within panel (on-panel). Filter off_panel = 0 for reliable frequency calculations."}]}

▶ clickhouse_run_select_query
{
 "query": "
WITH mss_samples AS (
  SELECT DISTINCT sample_unique_id
  FROM clinical_data_derived
  WHERE cancer_study_identifier = 'crc_msk_2017'
    AND attribute_name = 'MSI_STATUS'
    AND attribute_value = 'MSS'
),
braf_mutations AS (
  SELECT 
    ged.sample_unique_id,
    ged.mutation_variant,
    ged.driver_filter,
    ged.driver_filter_annotation,
    ged.mutation_status
  FROM genomic_event_derived ged
  WHERE ged.cancer_study_identifier = 'crc_msk_2017'
    AND ged.hugo_gene_symbol = 'BRAF'
    AND ged.variant_type = 'mutation'
    AND ged.mutation_status != 'UNCALLED'
    AND ged.off_panel = 0
    AND ged.sample_unique_id IN (SELECT sample_unique_id FROM mss_samples)
)
SELECT 
  mutation_variant,
  driver_filter,
  driver_filter_annotation,
  COUNT(DISTINCT sample_unique_id) as sample_count
FROM braf_mutations
GROUP BY mutation_variant, driver_filter, driver_filter_annotation
ORDER BY sample_count DESC
",
 "max_rows": 100
}

◀ result
{"rows":[{"mutation_variant":"V600E","sample_count":46},{"mutation_variant":"D594G","sample_count":7},{"mutation_variant":"D594N","sample_count":3},{"mutation_variant":"G469A","sample_count":2},{"mutation_variant":"N581S","sample_count":2},{"mutation_variant":"T599delinsIP","sample_count":2},{"mutation_variant":"G469E","sample_count":2},{"mutation_variant":"A404Cfs*9","sample_count":1},{"mutation_variant":"N581I","sample_count":1},{"mutation_variant":"H574Y","sample_count":1},{"mutation_variant":"P277Hfs*2","sample_count":1},{"mutation_variant":"R354*","sample_count":1},{"mutation_variant":"G466V","sample_count":1},{"mutation_variant":"D284Efs*4","sample_count":1},{"mutation_variant":"L312P","sample_count":1},{"mutation_variant":"E501K","sample_count":1},{"mutation_variant":"F294L","sample_count":1},{"mutation_variant":"D594V","sample_count":1},{"mutation_variant":"Q356K","sample_count":1},{"mutation_variant":"G596R","sample_count":1},{"mutation_variant":"K601E","sample_count":1},{"mutation_variant":"Y633C","sample_count":1},{"mutation_variant":"S602Y","sample_count":1}]}

▶ clickhouse_run_select_query
{
 "query": "
WITH mss_samples AS (
  SELECT DISTINCT sample_unique_id
  FROM clinical_data_derived
  WHERE cancer_study_identifier = 'crc_msk_2017'
    AND attribute_name = 'MSI_STATUS'
    AND attribute_value = 'MSS'
)
SELECT DISTINCT 
  driver_filter,
  driver_filter_annotation
FROM genomic_event_derived ged
WHERE ged.cancer_study_identifier = 'crc_msk_2017'
  AND ged.hugo_gene_symbol = 'BRAF'
  AND ged.variant_type = 'mutation'
  AND ged.mutation_status != 'UNCALLED'
  AND ged.sample_unique_id IN (SELECT sample_unique_id FROM mss_samples)
ORDER BY driver_filter, driver_filter_annotation
",
 "max_rows": 100
}

◀ result
{"rows":[{}]}

▶ clickhouse_run_select_query
{
 "query": "
SELECT *
FROM alteration_driver_annotation
LIMIT 5
"
}

◀ result
{"rows":[{"alteration_event_id":11,"genetic_profile_id":1070,"sample_id":78780,"driver_filter":"Putative_Driver","driver_filter_annotation":"Pathogenic or Likely-Pathogenic"},{"alteration_event_id":11,"genetic_profile_id":1070,"sample_id":79322,"driver_filter":"Putative_Driver","driver_filter_annotation":"Pathogenic or Likely-Pathogenic"},{"alteration_event_id":11,"genetic_profile_id":1070,"sample_id":79934,"driver_filter":"Putative_Driver","driver_filter_annotation":"Pathogenic or Likely-Pathogenic"},{"alteration_event_id":72,"genetic_profile_id":1070,"sample_id":79239,"driver_filter":"Putative_Driver","driver_filter_annotation":"Pathogenic or Likely-Pathogenic"},{"alteration_event_id":72,"genetic_profile_id":1070,"sample_id":80797,"driver_filter":"Putative_Driver","driver_filter_annotation":"Pathogenic or Likely-Pathogenic"}]}

▶ clickhouse_run_select_query
{
 "query": "
SELECT DISTINCT 
  driver_filter,
  driver_filter_annotation,
  driver_tiers_filter,
  driver_tiers_filter_annotation,
  COUNT(*) as count
FROM alteration_driver_annotation
GROUP BY driver_filter, driver_filter_annotation, driver_tiers_filter, driver_tiers_filter_annotation
ORDER BY count DESC
LIMIT 20
"
}

◀ result
{"rows":[{"driver_filter":"Putative_Driver","driver_filter_annotation":"CH-PD","count":11826},{"driver_filter":"Putative_Driver","driver_filter_annotation":"Pathogenic or Likely-Pathogenic","count":10819},{"driver_filter":"Putative_Driver","driver_filter_annotation":"CH putative driver","count":5818},{"driver_filter":"Putative_Passenger","driver_filter_annotation":"VUS","count":4866},{"driver_filter":"Putative_Driver","driver_filter_annotation":"CH putative non-driver","count":4027}]}

▶ clickhouse_run_select_query
{
 "query": "
SELECT column_name
FROM system.columns
WHERE table_name IN ('mutation_derived', 'mutation', 'genomic_event_derived')
  AND database = 'default'
ORDER BY table_name, column_name
LIMIT 100
"
}

◀ result
{"error_message":"Query execution failed: HTTPDriver for https://dl96orhu96.us-east-1.aws.clickhouse.cloud:8443 received ClickHouse error code 47\n Code: 47. DB::Exception: Unknown expression identifier `column_name` in scope SELECT column_name FROM system.columns WHERE (table_name IN ('mutation_derived', 'mutation', 'genomic_event_derived')) AND (database = 'default') ORDER BY table_name ASC, column_name ASC LIMIT 100. (UNKNOWN_IDENTIFIER) (version 26.4.1.2359 (official build))\n"}

▶ clickhouse_list_table_columns
{
 "table": "mutation_derived"
}

◀ result
{"columns":[{"name":"molecularProfileId","type":"String","comment":"Stable ID of the genetic profile"},{"name":"sampleId","type":"String","comment":"Stable ID of the sample"},{"name":"sampleInternalId","type":"Int64"},{"name":"patientId","type":"String","comment":"Stable ID of the patient"},{"name":"entrezGeneId","type":"Int64","comment":"Entrez Gene ID from mutation table (NOT NULL)"},{"name":"studyId","type":"String","comment":"Cancer study identifier"},{"name":"center","type":"Nullable(String)","comment":"Sequencing center"},{"name":"mutationStatus","type":"Nullable(String)","comment":"Mutation status (e.g., Somatic, Germline)"},{"name":"validationStatus","type":"Nullable(String)","comment":"Validation status"},{"name":"tumorAltCount","type":"Nullable(Int64)","comment":"Tumor alternate allele count"},{"name":"tumorRefCount","type":"Nullable(Int64)","comment":"Tumor reference allele count"},{"name":"normalAltCount","type":"Nullable(Int64)","comment":"Normal alternate allele count"},{"name":"normalRefCount","type":"Nullable(Int64)","comment":"Normal reference allele count"},{"name":"aminoAcidChange","type":"Nullable(String)","comment":"Amino acid change"},{"name":"chr","type":"Nullable(String)","comment":"Chromosome"},{"name":"startPosition","type":"Nullable(Int64)","comment":"Start position"},{"name":"endPosition","type":"Nullable(Int64)","comment":"End position"},{"name":"referenceAllele","type":"Nullable(String)","comment":"Reference allele"},{"name":"tumorSeqAllele","type":"Nullable(String)","comment":"Tumor sequence allele"},{"name":"proteinChange","type":"Nullable(String)","comment":"Protein change"},{"name":"mutationType","type":"Nullable(String)","comment":"Type of mutation"},{"name":"ncbiBuild","type":"Nullable(String)","comment":"NCBI build version"},{"name":"variantType","type":"Nullable(String)","comment":"Variant type"},{"name":"refseqMrnaId","type":"Nullable(String)","comment":"RefSeq mRNA ID"},{"name":"proteinPosStart","type":"Nullable(Int64)","comment":"Protein position start"},{"name":"proteinPosEnd","type":"Nullable(Int64)","comment":"Protein position end"},{"name":"keyword","type":"Nullable(String)","comment":"Keyword"},{"name":"annotationJSON","type":"Nullable(String)","comment":"Annotation JSON"},{"name":"driverFilter","type":"Nullable(String)","comment":"Driver filter"},{"name":"driverFilterAnnotation","type":"Nullable(String)","comment":"Driver filter annotation"},{"name":"driverTiersFilter","type":"Nullable(String)","comment":"Driver tiers filter"},{"name":"driverTiersFilterAnnotation","type":"Nullable(String)","comment":"Driver tiers filter annotation"},{"name":"GENE.entrezGeneId","type":"Nullable(Int64)","comment":"Gene entrez ID"},{"name":"GENE.hugoGeneSymbol","type":"Nullable(String)","comment":"HUGO gene symbol"},{"name":"GENE.type","type":"Nullable(String)","comment":"Gene type"},{"name":"alleleSpecificCopyNumber.ascnIntegerCopyNumber","type":"Nullable(Int64)","comment":"ASCN integer copy number"},{"name":"alleleSpe … (756 more chars)

▶ clickhouse_run_select_query
{
 "query": "
WITH mss_samples AS (
  SELECT DISTINCT sample_unique_id
  FROM clinical_data_derived
  WHERE cancer_study_identifier = 'crc_msk_2017'
    AND attribute_name = 'MSI_STATUS'
    AND attribute_value = 'MSS'
),
braf_mutations AS (
  SELECT 
    ged.sample_unique_id,
    ged.mutation_variant,
    ged.driver_filter,
    ged.driver_filter_annotation,
    ged.driver_tiers_filter,
    ged.driver_tiers_filter_annotation,
    ged.mutation_status
  FROM genomic_event_derived ged
  WHERE ged.cancer_study_identifier = 'crc_msk_2017'
    AND ged.hugo_gene_symbol = 'BRAF'
    AND ged.variant_type = 'mutation'
    AND ged.mutation_status != 'UNCALLED'
    AND ged.off_panel = 0
    AND ged.sample_unique_id IN (SELECT sample_unique_id FROM mss_samples)
)
SELECT DISTINCT
  driver_tiers_filter,
  driver_tiers_filter_annotation
FROM braf_mutations
WHERE driver_tiers_filter IS NOT NULL OR driver_tiers_filter_annotation IS NOT NULL
ORDER BY driver_tiers_filter, driver_tiers_filter_annotation
"
}

◀ result
{"rows":[{}]}

▶ clickhouse_run_select_query
{
 "query": "
SELECT annotationJSON
FROM mutation_derived
WHERE studyId = 'crc_msk_2017'
  AND \"GENE.hugoGeneSymbol\" = 'BRAF'
  AND annotationJSON IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 3
"
}

◀ result
{"rows":[]}

▶ clickhouse_run_select_query
{
 "query": "
WITH mss_samples AS (
  SELECT DISTINCT sample_unique_id
  FROM clinical_data_derived
  WHERE cancer_study_identifier = 'crc_msk_2017'
    AND attribute_name = 'MSI_STATUS'
    AND attribute_value = 'MSS'
),
profiled_mss_samples AS (
  -- Get count of MSS samples profiled for BRAF mutations
  SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT s.sample_unique_id) as profiled_count
  FROM sample_to_gene_panel_derived s
  WHERE s.cancer_study_identifier = 'crc_msk_2017'
    AND s.alteration_type = 'MUTATION_EXTENDED'
    AND s.sample_unique_id IN (SELECT sample_unique_id FROM mss_samples)
),
braf_mutations_detailed AS (
  SELECT 
    ged.sample_unique_id,
    ged.mutation_variant,
    ged.mutation_type,
    ged.mutation_status
  FROM genomic_event_derived ged
  WHERE ged.cancer_study_identifier = 'crc_msk_2017'
    AND ged.hugo_gene_symbol = 'BRAF'
    AND ged.variant_type = 'mutation'
    AND ged.mutation_status != 'UNCALLED'
    AND ged.off_panel = 0
    AND ged.sample_unique_id IN (SELECT sample_unique_id FROM mss_samples)
)
SELECT 
  mutation_variant,
  mutation_type,
  COUNT(DISTINCT sample_unique_id) as count,
  (SELECT profiled_count FROM profiled_mss_samples) as denominator,
  ROUND(COUNT(DISTINCT sample_unique_id) * 100.0 / (SELECT profiled_count FROM profiled_mss_samples), 2) as frequency_pct
FROM braf_mutations_detailed
GROUP BY mutation_variant, mutation_type
ORDER BY count DESC
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 "max_rows": 100
}

◀ result
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═ answer (success)
Perfect! Now I have the complete data. Let me provide the user with a comprehensive answer. I need to clarify an important limitation about OncoKB annotations in this deployment:

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## Important Limitation

**This cBioPortal deployment does not have explicit OncoKB oncogenic classification annotations stored in the database for the MSK 2017 colorectal study.** Therefore, I cannot query for "OncoKB-defined oncogenic mutations" directly. However, I can provide you with:

1. **All BRAF mutations detected in MSS samples** (which you can cross-reference with OncoKB independently)
2. **Literature context**: BRAF V600E is the well-established canonical oncogenic mutation in colorectal cancer; other variants are rare and mostly of unknown or variable significance

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## BRAF Mutations in MSS Colorectal Cancer (MSK 2017)

**Cohort:** 701 MSS samples profiled for BRAF mutations

| Mutation Variant | Mutation Type | Count | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---:|---:|
| **V600E** | Missense | 46 | **6.56%** |
| D594G | Missense | 7 | 1.00% |
| D594N | Missense | 3 | 0.43% |
| T599delinsIP | In-Frame Insertion | 2 | 0.29% |
| N581S | Missense | 2 | 0.29% |
| G469E | Missense | 2 | 0.29% |
| G469A | Missense | 2 | 0.29% |
| H574Y | Missense | 1 | 0.14% |
| Q356K | Missense | 1 | 0.14% |
| L312P | Missense | 1 | 0.14% |
| R354* | Nonsense | 1 | 0.14% |
| F294L | Missense | 1 | 0.14% |
| K601E | Missense | 1 | 0.14% |
| G596R | Missense | 1 | 0.14% |
| Y633C | Missense | 1 | 0.14% |
| A404Cfs*9 | Frameshift Insertion | 1 | 0.14% |
| N581I | Missense | 1 | 0.14% |
| P277Hfs*2 | Frameshift Deletion | 1 | 0.14% |
| G466V | Missense | 1 | 0.14% |
| E501K | Missense | 1 | 0.14% |
| D594V | Missense | 1 | 0.14% |
| S602Y | Missense | 1 | 0.14% |
| D284Efs*4 | Frameshift Insertion | 1 | 0.14% |

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## Key Findings

- **Total BRAF-mutated MSS samples:** 73 / 701 (10.41%)
- **BRAF V600E frequency:** 46 / 701 (6.56%) — the known driver mutation
- **Other BRAF variants:** 27 samples (3.85%) carrying rare/variant mutations

## Clinical Context

**BRAF V600E** is the recognized activating mutation in BRAF; the remaining 27 mutations are:
- **Hotspot adjacent mutations** (D594G/N): rare but potentially functional variants in the activation loop
- **Other missense mutations**: single occurrences, of uncertain functional significance
- **Frameshift/nonsense mutations**: unlikely to be oncogenic (loss-of-function)

To get OncoKB classifications for each variant, you would need to consult OncoKB directly (https://www.oncokb.org) or use a local OncoKB annotation resource.