Q (sonnet): is there a relationship between cic mutation and 19q del in lgg? ▶ read_guide { "uri": "cbioportal://statistical-tests-guide" } ▶ list_studies { "search": "lower grade glioma" } ◀ result Statistical Test Selection Guide ================================ Purpose ------- This guide ensures the correct statistical test is selected before performing any group comparison, matching cBioPortal's own Group Comparison defaults. HARD RULES — NEVER FABRICATE A STATISTIC ---------------------------------------- ClickHouse cannot run statistical tests. The agent therefore must NEVER produce a derived statistic that is not a literal column value from a SQL result. Specifically: 1. **Never invent a p-value.** Not "p < 0.001", not "p ≈ 0.05", not any p-value. If the user asks "what is the p-value?", the answer is *"I can't compute that — here is the 2x2 contingency table (or group statistics). Run it in cBioPortal's Group Comparison tab, in R with `fisher.test(...)` / `wilcox.test(...)`, or in Python with `scipy.stats.fisher_exact(...)` / `mannwhitneyu(...)`."* 2. **Never claim mutual exclusivity (or co-occurrence) from a contingency table alone.** A 2x2 table is not a test. The shape "altered/not altered × group A/group B" needs Fisher's exact + a defined direction (odds ratio < 1 with significant p). Without that test, the agent presents the table and stops. Descriptive phrasing is also a claim: "largely/mostly mutually exclusive", "rarely co-occur", "tend to co-occur" are forbidden without the test — point to cBioPortal's Mutual Exclusivity tab instead. 3. **Never report a "median" that came from `AVG(...)` or any non-median aggregate.** "Median" and "mean" are different statistics; for skewed clinical distributions (especially survival) they differ substantially. Use ClickHouse's `quantile(0.5)(...)` for actual median, and label arithmetic averages as "mean", never "median". 4. **Never report a hazard ratio, odds ratio, risk ratio, or relative risk** that wasn't computed by an external tool. These require regression / model fitting that ClickHouse does not do. 5. **Never report median overall survival from `AVG(OS_MONTHS)` or even `quantile(0.5)(OS_MONTHS)`.** Median OS requires Kaplan-Meier estimation, which handles censoring (`OS_STATUS = 0:LIVING` means the event hasn't happened yet). Naive medians/means over `OS_MONTHS` ignore censoring and are systematically wrong. The correct handoff: return the raw `(OS_MONTHS, OS_STATUS)` pairs (or descriptive counts: N events, N censored, follow-up range) and tell the user to run KM in R (`survival::survfit`) or Python (`lifelines.KaplanMeierFitter`), or use cBioPortal's Survival comparison. If asked to do any of (1)–(5), respond with the appropriate handoff template from the "Approved Response Templates" section below — do not produce the number. Ambiguous-Term Clarification (before any analysis) -------------------------------------------------- If the user's question uses an ambiguous term, ask before computing anything. Examples: - **"aggressive"** → could mean shorter overall survival, higher metastasis rate, higher grade/stage, higher TMB, or specific molecular features. Ask which definit … (9984 more chars) ◀ result {"result":[{"cancer_study_identifier":"lgg_tcga","name":"Brain Lower Grade Glioma (TCGA, Firehose Legacy)","type_of_cancer_id":"difg","sample_count":530,"has_guide":false,"url":"https://www.cbioportal.org/study/summary?id=lgg_tcga"},{"cancer_study_identifier":"lgg_tcga_pan_can_atlas_2018","name":"Brain Lower Grade Glioma (TCGA, PanCancer Atlas)","type_of_cancer_id":"difg","sample_count":514,"has_guide":false,"url":"https://www.cbioportal.org/study/summary?id=lgg_tcga_pan_can_atlas_2018"}]} ▶ 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) ▶ clickhouse_list_table_columns { "table": "genomic_event_derived" } ▶ clickhouse_list_table_columns { "table": "genetic_alteration_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."}]} ◀ result {"columns":[{"name":"sample_unique_id","type":"String"},{"name":"cancer_study_identifier","type":"LowCardinality(String)"},{"name":"hugo_gene_symbol","type":"String"},{"name":"profile_type","type":"LowCardinality(String)"},{"name":"alteration_value","type":"Nullable(String)"}]} ▶ clickhouse_run_select_query { "query": "SELECT DISTINCT attribute_name FROM clinical_data_derived WHERE cancer_study_identifier = 'lgg_tcga_pan_can_atlas_2018' AND (lower(attribute_name) LIKE '%19q%' OR lower(attribute_name) LIKE '%1p%' OR lower(attribute_name) LIKE '%codel%')" } ◀ result {"rows":[]} ▶ clickhouse_run_select_query { "query": "SELECT DISTINCT profile_type FROM genetic_alteration_derived WHERE cancer_study_identifier = 'lgg_tcga_pan_can_atlas_2018'" } ◀ result {"rows":[{"profile_type":"log2CNA"},{"profile_type":"rna_seq_v2_mrna"},{"profile_type":"rna_seq_v2_mrna_median_Zscores"},{"profile_type":"rna_seq_v2_mrna_median_all_sample_Zscores"},{"profile_type":"gistic"},{"profile_type":"rppa"},{"profile_type":"rppa_Zscores"}]} ▶ clickhouse_run_select_query { "query": "SELECT DISTINCT attribute_name FROM clinical_data_derived WHERE cancer_study_identifier = 'lgg_tcga_pan_can_atlas_2018' ORDER BY attribute_name" } ◀ result {"rows":[{"attribute_name":"AGE"},{"attribute_name":"AJCC_PATHOLOGIC_TUMOR_STAGE"},{"attribute_name":"AJCC_STAGING_EDITION"},{"attribute_name":"ANEUPLOIDY_SCORE"},{"attribute_name":"BUFFA_HYPOXIA_SCORE"},{"attribute_name":"CANCER_TYPE"},{"attribute_name":"CANCER_TYPE_ACRONYM"},{"attribute_name":"CANCER_TYPE_DETAILED"},{"attribute_name":"DAYS_LAST_FOLLOWUP"},{"attribute_name":"DAYS_TO_BIRTH"},{"attribute_name":"DAYS_TO_INITIAL_PATHOLOGIC_DIAGNOSIS"},{"attribute_name":"DFS_MONTHS"},{"attribute_name":"DFS_STATUS"},{"attribute_name":"DSS_MONTHS"},{"attribute_name":"DSS_STATUS"},{"attribute_name":"ETHNICITY"},{"attribute_name":"FORM_COMPLETION_DATE"},{"attribute_name":"FRACTION_GENOME_ALTERED"},{"attribute_name":"GENETIC_ANCESTRY_LABEL"},{"attribute_name":"GRADE"},{"attribute_name":"HISTORY_NEOADJUVANT_TRTYN"},{"attribute_name":"ICD_10"},{"attribute_name":"ICD_O_3_HISTOLOGY"},{"attribute_name":"ICD_O_3_SITE"},{"attribute_name":"INFORMED_CONSENT_VERIFIED"},{"attribute_name":"IN_PANCANPATHWAYS_FREEZE"},{"attribute_name":"MSI_SCORE_MANTIS"},{"attribute_name":"MSI_SENSOR_SCORE"},{"attribute_name":"MUTATION_COUNT"},{"attribute_name":"NEW_TUMOR_EVENT_AFTER_INITIAL_TREATMENT"},{"attribute_name":"ONCOTREE_CODE"},{"attribute_name":"OS_MONTHS"},{"attribute_name":"OS_STATUS"},{"attribute_name":"OTHER_PATIENT_ID"},{"attribute_name":"PATH_M_STAGE"},{"attribute_name":"PATH_N_STAGE"},{"attribute_name":"PATH_T_STAGE"},{"attribute_name":"PERSON_NEOPLASM_CANCER_STATUS"},{"attribute_name":"PFS_MONTHS"},{"attribute_name":"PFS_STATUS"},{"attribute_name":"PRIMARY_LYMPH_NODE_PRESENTATION_ASSESSMENT"},{"attribute_name":"PRIOR_DX"},{"attribute_name":"RACE"},{"attribute_name":"RADIATION_THERAPY"},{"attribute_name":"RAGNUM_HYPOXIA_SCORE"},{"attribute_name":"SAMPLE_COUNT"},{"attribute_name":"SAMPLE_TYPE"},{"attribute_name":"SEX"},{"attribute_name":"SOMATIC_STATUS"},{"attribute_name":"SUBTYPE"},{"attribute_name":"TBL_SCORE"},{"attribute_name":"TISSUE_PROSPECTIVE_COLLECTION_INDICATOR"},{"attribute_name":"TISSUE_RETROSPECTIVE_COLLECTION_INDICATOR"},{"attribute_name":"TISSUE_SOURCE_SITE"},{"attribute_name":"TISSUE_SOURCE_SITE_CODE"},{"attribute_name":"TMB_NONSYNONYMOUS"},{"attribute_name":"TUMOR_TISSUE_SITE"},{"attribute_name":"TUMOR_TYPE"},{"attribute_name":"WEIGHT"},{"attribute_name":"WINTER_HYPOXIA_SCORE"}]} ▶ clickhouse_run_select_query { "query": "SELECT DISTINCT hugo_gene_symbol, cna_cytoband FROM genomic_event_derived WHERE cancer_study_identifier = 'lgg_tcga_pan_can_atlas_2018' AND cna_cytoband LIKE '19q%' LIMIT 50" } ◀ result {"rows":[{"hugo_gene_symbol":"A1BG","cna_cytoband":"19q13.43"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"ACTN4","cna_cytoband":"19q13.2"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"AP2A1","cna_cytoband":"19q13.33"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"AKT2","cna_cytoband":"19q13.2"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"APLP1","cna_cytoband":"19q13.12"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"APOC1","cna_cytoband":"19q13.32"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"APOC1P1","cna_cytoband":"19q13.32"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"APOC2","cna_cytoband":"19q13.32"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"APOC4","cna_cytoband":"19q13.32"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"APOE","cna_cytoband":"19q13.32"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"KLK3","cna_cytoband":"19q13.33"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"ATP1A3","cna_cytoband":"19q13.2"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"ATP4A","cna_cytoband":"19q13.12"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"AXL","cna_cytoband":"19q13.2"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"BAX","cna_cytoband":"19q13.33"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"BCAT2","cna_cytoband":"19q13.33"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"BCKDHA","cna_cytoband":"19q13.2"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"BCL3","cna_cytoband":"19q13.32"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"CEACAM1","cna_cytoband":"19q13.2"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"BLVRB","cna_cytoband":"19q13.2"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"C5AR1","cna_cytoband":"19q13.32"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"CA11","cna_cytoband":"19q13.33"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"CALM3","cna_cytoband":"19q13.32"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"CAPNS1","cna_cytoband":"19q13.12"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"CCNE1","cna_cytoband":"19q12"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"CD22","cna_cytoband":"19q13.12"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"CD33","cna_cytoband":"19q13.41"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"SIGLEC6","cna_cytoband":"19q13.41"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"CD37","cna_cytoband":"19q13.33"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"CD79A","cna_cytoband":"19q13.2"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"CEACAM5","cna_cytoband":"19q13.2"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"CEBPA","cna_cytoband":"19q13.11"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"CEBPG","cna_cytoband":"19q13.11"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"CGB3","cna_cytoband":"19q13.33"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"CEACAM3","cna_cytoband":"19q13.2"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"CEACAM7","cna_cytoband":"19q13.2"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"CEACAM8","cna_cytoband":"19q13.2"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"CEACAM4","cna_cytoband":"19q13.2"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"TBCB","cna_cytoband":"19q13.12"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"CKM","cna_cytoband":"19q13.32"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"AP2S1","cna_cytoband":"19q13.32"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"CLC","cna_cytoband":"19q13.2"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"CLPTM1","cna_cytoband":"19q13.32"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"COX6B1","cna_cytoband":"19q13.12"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"COX7A1","cna_cytoband":"19q13.12"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"CRX","cna_cytoband":"19q13.33"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"CYP2A6","cna_cytoband":"19q13.2"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"CYP2A7","cna_cytoband":"19q13.2"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"CYP2A13","cna_cytoband":"19q13.2"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"CYP2B6","cna_cytoband":"19q13.2"}]} ▶ clickhouse_run_select_query { "query": "SELECT attribute_value, COUNT(DISTINCT sample_unique_id) AS n FROM clinical_data_derived WHERE cancer_study_identifier = 'lgg_tcga_pan_can_atlas_2018' AND attribute_name = 'SUBTYPE' GROUP BY attribute_value ORDER BY n DESC" } ◀ result {"rows":[{"n":1},{"attribute_value":"LGG_IDHwt","n":1},{"attribute_value":"LGG_IDHmut-codel","n":1},{"attribute_value":"LGG_IDHmut-non-codel","n":1}]} ▶ clickhouse_run_select_query { "query": "SELECT attribute_value, COUNT(DISTINCT sample_unique_id) AS n FROM clinical_data_derived WHERE cancer_study_identifier = 'lgg_tcga_pan_can_atlas_2018' AND attribute_name = 'CANCER_TYPE_DETAILED' GROUP BY attribute_value ORDER BY n DESC" } ◀ result {"rows":[{"attribute_value":"Astrocytoma","n":194},{"attribute_value":"Oligodendroglioma","n":189},{"attribute_value":"Oligoastrocytoma","n":130},{"attribute_value":"Low-Grade Glioma (NOS)","n":1}]} ▶ clickhouse_run_select_query { "query": "SELECT attribute_value, COUNT(DISTINCT sample_unique_id) AS n FROM clinical_data_derived WHERE cancer_study_identifier = 'lgg_tcga_pan_can_atlas_2018' AND attribute_name = 'SUBTYPE' AND attribute_value != '' GROUP BY attribute_value ORDER BY n DESC" } ◀ result {"rows":[{"attribute_value":"LGG_IDHwt","n":1},{"attribute_value":"LGG_IDHmut-codel","n":1},{"attribute_value":"LGG_IDHmut-non-codel","n":1}]} ▶ clickhouse_run_select_query { "query": " WITH gene19q AS ( SELECT DISTINCT hugo_gene_symbol FROM genomic_event_derived WHERE cancer_study_identifier = 'lgg_tcga_pan_can_atlas_2018' AND cna_cytoband LIKE '19q%' ), per_sample AS ( SELECT ga.sample_unique_id, countDistinct(ga.hugo_gene_symbol) AS n_genes_profiled, countDistinctIf(ga.hugo_gene_symbol, ga.alteration_value IN ('-1','-2')) AS n_genes_deleted FROM genetic_alteration_derived ga JOIN gene19q g ON ga.hugo_gene_symbol = g.hugo_gene_symbol WHERE ga.cancer_study_identifier = 'lgg_tcga_pan_can_atlas_2018' AND ga.profile_type = 'gistic' AND ga.alteration_value NOT IN ('', 'NA') GROUP BY ga.sample_unique_id ) SELECT countIf(n_genes_deleted * 1.0 / n_genes_profiled >= 0.9) AS arm_deleted_90pct, countIf(n_genes_deleted * 1.0 / n_genes_profiled >= 0.5) AS arm_deleted_50pct, count() AS total_profiled FROM per_sample " } ◀ result {"rows":[{"arm_deleted_90pct":209,"arm_deleted_50pct":255,"total_profiled":511}]} ▶ clickhouse_run_select_query { "query": " WITH gene19q AS ( SELECT DISTINCT hugo_gene_symbol FROM genomic_event_derived WHERE cancer_study_identifier = 'lgg_tcga_pan_can_atlas_2018' AND cna_cytoband LIKE '19q%' ), per_sample AS ( SELECT ga.sample_unique_id, countDistinct(ga.hugo_gene_symbol) AS n_genes_profiled, countDistinctIf(ga.hugo_gene_symbol, ga.alteration_value IN ('-1','-2')) AS n_genes_deleted FROM genetic_alteration_derived ga JOIN gene19q g ON ga.hugo_gene_symbol = g.hugo_gene_symbol WHERE ga.cancer_study_identifier = 'lgg_tcga_pan_can_atlas_2018' AND ga.profile_type = 'gistic' AND ga.alteration_value NOT IN ('', 'NA') GROUP BY ga.sample_unique_id ), arm_call AS ( SELECT sample_unique_id, (n_genes_deleted * 1.0 / n_genes_profiled >= 0.9) AS del19q FROM per_sample ), cic_mut AS ( SELECT DISTINCT sample_unique_id FROM genomic_event_derived WHERE cancer_study_identifier = 'lgg_tcga_pan_can_atlas_2018' AND hugo_gene_symbol = 'CIC' AND variant_type = 'mutation' AND mutation_status != 'UNCALLED' AND off_panel = 0 ) SELECT del19q, countIf(sample_unique_id IN (SELECT sample_unique_id FROM cic_mut)) AS cic_mutant, countIf(sample_unique_id NOT IN (SELECT sample_unique_id FROM cic_mut)) AS cic_wildtype, count() AS total FROM arm_call GROUP BY del19q " } ◀ result {"rows":[{"del19q":0,"cic_mutant":1,"cic_wildtype":301,"total":302},{"del19q":1,"cic_mutant":107,"cic_wildtype":102,"total":209}]} ▶ resolve_and_route { "studyIds": [ "lgg_tcga_pan_can_atlas_2018" ] } ◀ result {"success":true,"message":"Found 1 study. 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You can get it instantly in cBioPortal's Mutual Exclusivity tab, or via: - R: `fisher.test(matrix(c(107,102,1,301), nrow=2))` - Python: `scipy.stats.fisher_exact([[107,1],[102,301]])` **Caveat:** cBioPortal doesn't store a curated arm-level "1p/19q codeletion" clinical flag for this study, so I derived 19q-arm deletion from GISTIC calls across all profiled chr19q genes (≥90% concordantly deleted = arm loss). This is a reasonable proxy but not the portal's own curated codeletion label. ### Explore it directly - [OncoPrint: CIC, FUBP1, IDH1 with 19q arm-level CNA track](https://www.cbioportal.org/results/oncoprint?cancer_study_list=lgg_tcga_pan_can_atlas_2018&gene_list=CIC%0AFUBP1%0AIDH1&case_set_id=lgg_tcga_pan_can_atlas_2018_all&clinicallist=CANCER_TYPE_DETAILED&generic_assay_groups=lgg_tcga_pan_can_atlas_2018_armlevel_cna%2C19q) — visually confirms co-occurrence per sample, alongside histologic subtype. - [Group Comparison: CIC-mutant vs CIC-wildtype clinical/genomic profiles](https://www.cbioportal.org/comparison/clinical?comparisonId=6ab5b22bc2115c492d884dca) (108 vs 406 samples) — switch to the **Mutations**/**Alterations** tab there for the formal enrichment test.