Q (haiku): "What is the concordance between ERBB2 copy number amplification, mRNA overexpression, and protein overexpression in breast cancer?"

▶ read_guide
{
 "uri": "cbioportal://gene-expression-guide"
}

▶ read_guide
{
 "uri": "cbioportal://statistical-tests-guide"
}

◀ result
# Gene Expression Analysis Guide

This guide covers continuous-value genomic data: gene **expression**, **copy number** values, **methylation**, and related profile types. Mutation/CNA/SV *frequency* analysis lives in `cbioportal://mutation-frequency-guide`.

## Where this data lives

Continuous per-sample-per-gene values are stored in `genetic_alteration_derived`:

| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| `sample_unique_id` | `<study>_<sample_stable_id>` |
| `cancer_study_identifier` | study scope |
| `hugo_gene_symbol` | gene |
| `profile_type` | which assay/normalization (see below) |
| `alteration_value` | the actual value — stored as Nullable(String); cast with `toFloat64OrNull` |

`alteration_value` is a string because the same column hosts many different value scales. The `''` and `'NA'` sentinels mean "missing"; always filter them out and use `toFloat64OrNull(alteration_value) IS NOT NULL` for downstream math.

## Discovering profile types for a study

Different studies expose different profile types depending on what assays were run and how the data was normalized. Always check what a specific study supports before picking one:

```sql
SELECT DISTINCT profile_type
FROM genetic_alteration_derived
WHERE cancer_study_identifier = 'brca_metabric'
ORDER BY profile_type;
```

Common values across the public portal:

| Family | Profile types |
|---|---|
| mRNA expression | `mrna`, `mrna_median_Zscores`, `mrna_seq_v2_rsem`, `mrna_seq_v2_rsem_Zscores`, `mrna_seq_cpm`, `mrna_seq_fpkm`, `mrna_U133`, `mrna_outliers` |
| Copy number (continuous) | `cna`, `linear_CNA`, `log2CNA`, `cna_consensus`, `cna_rae`, `gistic` |
| Methylation | `methylation_hm27`, `methylation_hm450`, `methylation_epic`, `methylation_promoters_rrbs` |
| miRNA | `mirna`, `mirna_median_Zscores` |
| Protein | `protein_quantification`, `protein_level`, `RPPA` |

**Z-score vs raw choice.** When the user asks "is X correlated with Y", either works for Spearman (rank-based) — Pearson would care. Default to the non-Z-score variant if both exist, and call out which one in the response.

## Canonical recipe — Spearman correlation between two genes

```sql
SELECT *
FROM gene_pair_coexpression(
    study        = 'brca_metabric',
    gene_a       = 'TP53',
    gene_b       = 'MYC',
    profile_type = 'mrna'
);
```

Returns one row: `(gene_a, gene_b, profile_type, spearman_correlation, num_samples)`.

- `spearman_correlation` in [−1, 1]; `NULL` when fewer than 3 valid paired samples.
- Mirrors cbioportal-backend's `ClickhouseCoExpressionMapper.getCoExpressions`, simplified to a pair lookup (the backend computes one ref gene vs ALL other genes for the coexpression page; here the agent asks about a specific pair).

### Verified examples

| Study | gene_a | gene_b | profile_type | spearman | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| `brca_metabric` | TP53 | MYC | `mrna` | 0.118 | 1980 |
| `brca_metabric` | ESR1 | PGR | `mrna` | 0.487 | 1980 |

ESR1↔PGR is the textbook breast-cancer estrogen-receptor coregula … (2785 more chars)

▶ list_studies
{
 "search": "breast cancer",
 "limit": 20
}

◀ 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":"breast_msk_2026","name":"CCNE1 Amplifications in Breast Cancer (MSK, 2026)","type_of_cancer_id":"breast","sample_count":6318,"has_guide":false,"url":"https://www.cbioportal.org/study/summary?id=breast_msk_2026"},{"cancer_study_identifier":"breast_msk_2025","name":"Breast Cancer (MSK, Nat Genet 2025)","type_of_cancer_id":"brca","sample_count":3879,"has_guide":false,"url":"https://www.cbioportal.org/study/summary?id=breast_msk_2025"},{"cancer_study_identifier":"brca_metabric","name":"Breast Cancer (METABRIC, Nature 2012 & Nat Commun 2016)","type_of_cancer_id":"brca","sample_count":2509,"has_guide":false,"url":"https://www.cbioportal.org/study/summary?id=brca_metabric"},{"cancer_study_identifier":"breast_msk_2018","name":"Breast Cancer (MSK, Cancer Cell 2018)","type_of_cancer_id":"breast","sample_count":1918,"has_guide":false,"url":"https://www.cbioportal.org/study/summary?id=breast_msk_2018"},{"cancer_study_identifier":"breast_ink4_msk_2021","name":"Metastatic Breast Cancer (MSK, Cancer Discovery 2022)","type_of_cancer_id":"breast","sample_count":1365,"has_guide":false,"url":"https://www.cbioportal.org/study/summary?id=breast_ink4_msk_2021"},{"cancer_study_identifier":"brca_tcga_pub","name":"Breast Invasive Carcinoma (TCGA, Nature 2012)","type_of_cancer_id":"brca","sample_count":825,"has_guide":false,"url":"https://www.cbioportal.org/study/summary?id=brca_tcga_pub"},{"cancer_study_identifier":"brca_mbcproject_2022","name":"The Metastatic Breast Cancer Project (Provisional, December 2021)","type_of_cancer_id":"brca","sample_count":379,"has_guide":false,"url":"https://www.cbioportal.org/study/summary?id=brca_mbcproject_2022"},{"cancer_study_identifier":"brca_msk_erbb2_2026","name":"HER2-Low and HER2-Null Metastatic Breast Cancers treated with T-DXd (MSK, Clinical Cancer Research 2026)","type_of_cancer_id":"breast","sample_count":272,"has_guide":false,"url":"https://www.cbioportal.org/study/summary?id=brca_msk_erbb2_2026"},{"cancer_study_identifier":"brca_mbcproject_wagle_2017","name":"The Metastatic Breast Cancer Project (Archived, 2020)","type_of_cancer_id":"brca","sample_count":237,"has_guide":false,"url":"https://www.cbioportal.org/study/summary?id=brca_mbcproject_wagle_2017"},{"cancer_study_identifier":"brca_igr_2015","name":"Metastatic Breast Cancer (INSERM, PLoS Med 2016)","type_of_cancer_id":"brca","sample_count":216,"has_guide":false,"url":"https://www.cbioportal.org/study/summary?id=brca_igr_2015"},{"cancer_study_identifier":"brca_smc_2018","name":"Breast Cancer (SMC 2018)","type_of_cancer_id":"brca","sample_count":187,"has_guide":false,"url":"https://www.cbioportal.org/study/summary?id=brca_smc_2018"},{"cancer_study_identifier":"brca_aurora_2023","name":"Metastatic Breast Cancer (AURORA US Network, Nat Cancer 2023)","type_of_cancer_id":"brca","sample_count":155,"has_guide":false,"url":"https://www.cbioportal.org/study/summary?id=brca_aurora_2023"},{"cancer_study_identifier":"breast_cptac_gdc","name":"B … (1900 more chars)

▶ clickhouse_list_table_columns
{
 "table": "genetic_alteration_derived"
}

▶ clickhouse_run_select_query
{
 "query": "
SELECT DISTINCT profile_type
FROM genetic_alteration_derived
WHERE cancer_study_identifier = 'brca_metabric'
  AND hugo_gene_symbol = 'ERBB2'
ORDER BY profile_type
",
 "max_rows": 50
}

◀ 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)"}]}

◀ result
{"rows":[{"profile_type":"cna"},{"profile_type":"methylation_promoters_rrbs"},{"profile_type":"mrna"},{"profile_type":"mrna_median_all_sample_Zscores"}]}

▶ clickhouse_run_select_query
{
 "query": "
SELECT DISTINCT profile_type
FROM genetic_alteration_derived
WHERE cancer_study_identifier = 'brca_metabric'
  AND profile_type LIKE '%protein%'
ORDER BY profile_type
",
 "max_rows": 50
}

◀ result
{"rows":[]}

▶ clickhouse_run_select_query
{
 "query": "
SELECT DISTINCT profile_type
FROM genetic_alteration_derived
WHERE cancer_study_identifier = 'brca_cptac_2020'
  AND hugo_gene_symbol = 'ERBB2'
ORDER BY profile_type
",
 "max_rows": 50
}

◀ result
{"rows":[{"profile_type":"gistic"},{"profile_type":"log2CNA"},{"profile_type":"mrna_median_Zscores"},{"profile_type":"protein_quantification"},{"profile_type":"rna_seq_v2_mrna"}]}

▶ clickhouse_run_select_query
{
 "query": "
-- Analyze ERBB2 concordance across CNA, mRNA, and protein in CPTAC breast cancer
WITH erbb2_data AS (
  SELECT 
    sample_unique_id,
    MAX(CASE WHEN profile_type = 'gistic' THEN toFloat64OrNull(alteration_value) END) AS cna_gistic,
    MAX(CASE WHEN profile_type = 'log2CNA' THEN toFloat64OrNull(alteration_value) END) AS cna_log2,
    MAX(CASE WHEN profile_type = 'mrna_median_Zscores' THEN toFloat64OrNull(alteration_value) END) AS mrna_zscore,
    MAX(CASE WHEN profile_type = 'rna_seq_v2_mrna' THEN toFloat64OrNull(alteration_value) END) AS mrna_raw,
    MAX(CASE WHEN profile_type = 'protein_quantification' THEN toFloat64OrNull(alteration_value) END) AS protein
  FROM genetic_alteration_derived
  WHERE cancer_study_identifier = 'brca_cptac_2020'
    AND hugo_gene_symbol = 'ERBB2'
    AND alteration_value NOT IN ('', 'NA')
  GROUP BY sample_unique_id
)
-- First, check data availability
SELECT 
  COUNT(*) AS total_samples,
  COUNT(cna_gistic) AS n_cna,
  COUNT(mrna_zscore) AS n_mrna,
  COUNT(protein) AS n_protein,
  COUNT(CASE WHEN cna_gistic IS NOT NULL AND mrna_zscore IS NOT NULL THEN 1 END) AS n_cna_mrna,
  COUNT(CASE WHEN cna_gistic IS NOT NULL AND protein IS NOT NULL THEN 1 END) AS n_cna_protein,
  COUNT(CASE WHEN mrna_zscore IS NOT NULL AND protein IS NOT NULL THEN 1 END) AS n_mrna_protein,
  COUNT(CASE WHEN cna_gistic IS NOT NULL AND mrna_zscore IS NOT NULL AND protein IS NOT NULL THEN 1 END) AS n_all_three
FROM erbb2_data
",
 "max_rows": 10
}

◀ result
{"rows":[{"total_samples":122,"n_cna":122,"n_mrna":122,"n_protein":122,"n_cna_mrna":122,"n_cna_protein":122,"n_mrna_protein":122,"n_all_three":122}]}

▶ clickhouse_run_select_query
{
 "query": "
-- Spearman correlations between ERBB2 CNA, mRNA, and protein
WITH erbb2_data AS (
  SELECT 
    sample_unique_id,
    MAX(CASE WHEN profile_type = 'gistic' THEN toFloat64OrNull(alteration_value) END) AS cna_gistic,
    MAX(CASE WHEN profile_type = 'mrna_median_Zscores' THEN toFloat64OrNull(alteration_value) END) AS mrna_zscore,
    MAX(CASE WHEN profile_type = 'protein_quantification' THEN toFloat64OrNull(alteration_value) END) AS protein
  FROM genetic_alteration_derived
  WHERE cancer_study_identifier = 'brca_cptac_2020'
    AND hugo_gene_symbol = 'ERBB2'
    AND alteration_value NOT IN ('', 'NA')
  GROUP BY sample_unique_id
),
valid_samples AS (
  SELECT * FROM erbb2_data
  WHERE cna_gistic IS NOT NULL 
    AND mrna_zscore IS NOT NULL 
    AND protein IS NOT NULL
)
SELECT 
  rankCorr(cna_gistic, mrna_zscore) AS cna_vs_mrna_spearman,
  rankCorr(cna_gistic, protein) AS cna_vs_protein_spearman,
  rankCorr(mrna_zscore, protein) AS mrna_vs_protein_spearman,
  COUNT(*) AS n_samples
FROM valid_samples
",
 "max_rows": 10
}

◀ result
{"rows":[{"cna_vs_mrna_spearman":0.6234894471963282,"cna_vs_protein_spearman":0.39116584771050256,"mrna_vs_protein_spearman":0.48809236635924147,"n_samples":122}]}

▶ clickhouse_run_select_query
{
 "query": "
-- Categorical concordance: CNA amplification (GISTIC 2) vs mRNA overexpression (Z-score > 2) vs protein overexpression
WITH erbb2_data AS (
  SELECT 
    sample_unique_id,
    MAX(CASE WHEN profile_type = 'gistic' THEN toFloat64OrNull(alteration_value) END) AS cna_gistic,
    MAX(CASE WHEN profile_type = 'mrna_median_Zscores' THEN toFloat64OrNull(alteration_value) END) AS mrna_zscore,
    MAX(CASE WHEN profile_type = 'protein_quantification' THEN toFloat64OrNull(alteration_value) END) AS protein
  FROM genetic_alteration_derived
  WHERE cancer_study_identifier = 'brca_cptac_2020'
    AND hugo_gene_symbol = 'ERBB2'
    AND alteration_value NOT IN ('', 'NA')
  GROUP BY sample_unique_id
),
categorized AS (
  SELECT 
    cna_gistic,
    mrna_zscore,
    protein,
    CASE WHEN cna_gistic = 2 THEN 1 ELSE 0 END AS cna_amp,
    CASE WHEN mrna_zscore > 2 THEN 1 ELSE 0 END AS mrna_over,
    CASE WHEN protein > quantile(0.75)(protein) OVER () THEN 1 ELSE 0 END AS protein_over
  FROM erbb2_data
  WHERE cna_gistic IS NOT NULL 
    AND mrna_zscore IS NOT NULL 
    AND protein IS NOT NULL
)
SELECT 
  cna_amp,
  mrna_over,
  protein_over,
  COUNT(*) AS count
FROM categorized
GROUP BY cna_amp, mrna_over, protein_over
ORDER BY cna_amp DESC, mrna_over DESC, protein_over DESC
",
 "max_rows": 20
}

◀ result
{"rows":[{"cna_amp":1,"mrna_over":1,"protein_over":1,"count":9},{"cna_amp":1,"mrna_over":0,"protein_over":1,"count":6},{"cna_amp":1,"mrna_over":0,"protein_over":0,"count":6},{"cna_amp":0,"mrna_over":0,"protein_over":1,"count":16},{"cna_amp":0,"mrna_over":0,"protein_over":0,"count":85}]}

▶ clickhouse_run_select_query
{
 "query": "
-- Detailed concordance analysis with frequency data
WITH erbb2_data AS (
  SELECT 
    sample_unique_id,
    MAX(CASE WHEN profile_type = 'gistic' THEN toFloat64OrNull(alteration_value) END) AS cna_gistic,
    MAX(CASE WHEN profile_type = 'mrna_median_Zscores' THEN toFloat64OrNull(alteration_value) END) AS mrna_zscore,
    MAX(CASE WHEN profile_type = 'protein_quantification' THEN toFloat64OrNull(alteration_value) END) AS protein
  FROM genetic_alteration_derived
  WHERE cancer_study_identifier = 'brca_cptac_2020'
    AND hugo_gene_symbol = 'ERBB2'
    AND alteration_value NOT IN ('', 'NA')
  GROUP BY sample_unique_id
),
categorized AS (
  SELECT 
    CASE WHEN cna_gistic = 2 THEN 1 ELSE 0 END AS cna_amp,
    CASE WHEN mrna_zscore > 2 THEN 1 ELSE 0 END AS mrna_over,
    CASE WHEN protein > quantile(0.75)(protein) OVER () THEN 1 ELSE 0 END AS protein_over
  FROM erbb2_data
  WHERE cna_gistic IS NOT NULL 
    AND mrna_zscore IS NOT NULL 
    AND protein IS NOT NULL
)
SELECT
  -- CNA amplification frequency
  COUNT(CASE WHEN cna_amp = 1 THEN 1 END) AS n_cna_amp,
  (COUNT(CASE WHEN cna_amp = 1 THEN 1 END) * 100.0) / COUNT(*) AS pct_cna_amp,
  
  -- mRNA overexpression frequency
  COUNT(CASE WHEN mrna_over = 1 THEN 1 END) AS n_mrna_over,
  (COUNT(CASE WHEN mrna_over = 1 THEN 1 END) * 100.0) / COUNT(*) AS pct_mrna_over,
  
  -- Protein overexpression frequency (75th percentile)
  COUNT(CASE WHEN protein_over = 1 THEN 1 END) AS n_protein_over,
  (COUNT(CASE WHEN protein_over = 1 THEN 1 END) * 100.0) / COUNT(*) AS pct_protein_over,
  
  -- Concordance: all three altered
  COUNT(CASE WHEN cna_amp = 1 AND mrna_over = 1 AND protein_over = 1 THEN 1 END) AS all_three_altered,
  
  -- Concordance: CNA and mRNA
  COUNT(CASE WHEN cna_amp = 1 AND mrna_over = 1 THEN 1 END) AS cna_mrna_concordant,
  
  -- Concordance: CNA and protein
  COUNT(CASE WHEN cna_amp = 1 AND protein_over = 1 THEN 1 END) AS cna_protein_concordant,
  
  -- Concordance: mRNA and protein
  COUNT(CASE WHEN mrna_over = 1 AND protein_over = 1 THEN 1 END) AS mrna_protein_concordant,
  
  -- Of CNA-amplified samples, what % have mRNA overexpression?
  COUNT(CASE WHEN cna_amp = 1 AND mrna_over = 1 THEN 1 END) * 100.0 / NULLIF(COUNT(CASE WHEN cna_amp = 1 THEN 1 END), 0) AS pct_cna_amp_with_mrna_over,
  
  -- Of CNA-amplified samples, what % have protein overexpression?
  COUNT(CASE WHEN cna_amp = 1 AND protein_over = 1 THEN 1 END) * 100.0 / NULLIF(COUNT(CASE WHEN cna_amp = 1 THEN 1 END), 0) AS pct_cna_amp_with_protein_over,
  
  -- Of mRNA-overexpressed samples, what % have protein overexpression?
  COUNT(CASE WHEN mrna_over = 1 AND protein_over = 1 THEN 1 END) * 100.0 / NULLIF(COUNT(CASE WHEN mrna_over = 1 THEN 1 END), 0) AS pct_mrna_over_with_protein_over,
  
  COUNT(*) AS total_samples
FROM categorized
",
 "max_rows": 10
}

◀ result
{"rows":[{"n_cna_amp":21,"pct_cna_amp":17.21311475409836,"n_mrna_over":9,"pct_mrna_over":7.377049180327869,"n_protein_over":31,"pct_protein_over":25.40983606557377,"all_three_altered":9,"cna_mrna_concordant":9,"cna_protein_concordant":15,"mrna_protein_concordant":9,"pct_cna_amp_with_mrna_over":42.857142857142854,"pct_cna_amp_with_protein_over":71.42857142857143,"pct_mrna_over_with_protein_over":100,"total_samples":122}]}

▶ clickhouse_run_select_query
{
 "query": "
-- ERBB2 concordance in METABRIC (CNA and mRNA only)
WITH erbb2_data AS (
  SELECT 
    sample_unique_id,
    MAX(CASE WHEN profile_type = 'cna' THEN toFloat64OrNull(alteration_value) END) AS cna,
    MAX(CASE WHEN profile_type = 'mrna' THEN toFloat64OrNull(alteration_value) END) AS mrna
  FROM genetic_alteration_derived
  WHERE cancer_study_identifier = 'brca_metabric'
    AND hugo_gene_symbol = 'ERBB2'
    AND alteration_value NOT IN ('', 'NA')
  GROUP BY sample_unique_id
),
valid_samples AS (
  SELECT * FROM erbb2_data
  WHERE cna IS NOT NULL AND mrna IS NOT NULL
)
SELECT 
  rankCorr(cna, mrna) AS cna_vs_mrna_spearman,
  COUNT(*) AS n_samples,
  -- Frequency of high CNA
  COUNT(CASE WHEN cna > 0.5 THEN 1 END) AS n_cna_high,
  (COUNT(CASE WHEN cna > 0.5 THEN 1 END) * 100.0) / COUNT(*) AS pct_cna_high,
  -- Frequency of high mRNA (top quartile)
  COUNT(CASE WHEN mrna > quantile(0.75)(mrna) OVER () THEN 1 END) AS n_mrna_high,
  (COUNT(CASE WHEN mrna > quantile(0.75)(mrna) OVER () THEN 1 END) * 100.0) / COUNT(*) AS pct_mrna_high,
  -- Both high
  COUNT(CASE WHEN cna > 0.5 AND mrna > quantile(0.75)(mrna) OVER () THEN 1 END) AS both_high,
  -- Of CNA-high samples, % with high mRNA
  COUNT(CASE WHEN cna > 0.5 AND mrna > quantile(0.75)(mrna) OVER () THEN 1 END) * 100.0 / NULLIF(COUNT(CASE WHEN cna > 0.5 THEN 1 END), 0) AS pct_cna_high_with_mrna_high
FROM valid_samples
",
 "max_rows": 10
}

◀ result
{"error_message":"Query execution failed: HTTPDriver for https://dl96orhu96.us-east-1.aws.clickhouse.cloud:8443 received ClickHouse error code 184\n Code: 184. DB::Exception: Window function quantile(0.75)(mrna) OVER () is found inside an aggregate function in query. (ILLEGAL_AGGREGATION) (version 26.4.1.2359 (official build))\n"}

▶ clickhouse_run_select_query
{
 "query": "
-- ERBB2 concordance in METABRIC (CNA and mRNA only)
WITH erbb2_data AS (
  SELECT 
    sample_unique_id,
    MAX(CASE WHEN profile_type = 'cna' THEN toFloat64OrNull(alteration_value) END) AS cna,
    MAX(CASE WHEN profile_type = 'mrna' THEN toFloat64OrNull(alteration_value) END) AS mrna
  FROM genetic_alteration_derived
  WHERE cancer_study_identifier = 'brca_metabric'
    AND hugo_gene_symbol = 'ERBB2'
    AND alteration_value NOT IN ('', 'NA')
  GROUP BY sample_unique_id
),
valid_samples AS (
  SELECT cna, mrna FROM erbb2_data
  WHERE cna IS NOT NULL AND mrna IS NOT NULL
),
quartiles AS (
  SELECT 
    quantile(0.75)(mrna) AS mrna_q75,
    COUNT(*) AS n_total
  FROM valid_samples
)
SELECT 
  rankCorr(cna, mrna) AS cna_vs_mrna_spearman,
  COUNT(*) AS n_samples,
  -- Frequency of high CNA
  COUNT(CASE WHEN cna > 0.5 THEN 1 END) AS n_cna_high,
  (COUNT(CASE WHEN cna > 0.5 THEN 1 END) * 100.0) / COUNT(*) AS pct_cna_high,
  -- Frequency of high mRNA (top quartile)
  COUNT(CASE WHEN mrna > (SELECT mrna_q75 FROM quartiles) THEN 1 END) AS n_mrna_high,
  (COUNT(CASE WHEN mrna > (SELECT mrna_q75 FROM quartiles) THEN 1 END) * 100.0) / COUNT(*) AS pct_mrna_high,
  -- Both high
  COUNT(CASE WHEN cna > 0.5 AND mrna > (SELECT mrna_q75 FROM quartiles) THEN 1 END) AS both_high,
  -- Of CNA-high samples, % with high mRNA
  COUNT(CASE WHEN cna > 0.5 AND mrna > (SELECT mrna_q75 FROM quartiles) THEN 1 END) * 100.0 / NULLIF(COUNT(CASE WHEN cna > 0.5 THEN 1 END), 0) AS pct_cna_high_with_mrna_high
FROM valid_samples
",
 "max_rows": 10
}

◀ result
{"rows":[{"cna_vs_mrna_spearman":0.7007175189581623,"n_samples":1980,"n_cna_high":470,"pct_cna_high":23.737373737373737,"n_mrna_high":495,"pct_mrna_high":25,"both_high":348,"pct_cna_high_with_mrna_high":74.04255319148936}]}

▶ resolve_and_route
{
 "studyIds": [
  "brca_cptac_2020",
  "brca_metabric"
 ]
}

◀ result
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## ERBB2 Concordance Analysis: Copy Number, mRNA, and Protein in Breast Cancer

I've analyzed the concordance between ERBB2 copy number amplification (CNA), mRNA overexpression, and protein overexpression across the largest available breast cancer cohorts. Here are the key findings:

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### **CPTAC Breast Cancer (n=122 samples with all three modalities)**

**Correlation Strengths (Spearman rank correlation):**
- **CNA ↔ mRNA: ρ = 0.62** — moderate-to-strong positive correlation
- **mRNA ↔ Protein: ρ = 0.49** — moderate positive correlation
- **CNA ↔ Protein: ρ = 0.39** — weak-to-moderate positive correlation

**Alteration Frequencies:**
- CNA amplification (GISTIC = 2): 21/122 (17%)
- mRNA overexpression (Z-score > 2): 9/122 (7%)
- Protein overexpression (75th percentile): 31/122 (25%)

**Concordance Breakdown:**
- **All three altered**: 9 samples (7.4%)
- **CNA + mRNA concordant**: 9/21 CNA-amplified samples (43%) also have mRNA overexpression
- **CNA + Protein concordant**: 15/21 CNA-amplified samples (71%) also have protein overexpression
- **mRNA + Protein concordant**: 9/9 mRNA-overexpressed samples (100%) also have protein overexpression

**Key insight:** Of CNA-amplified ERBB2 samples, ~43% show corresponding mRNA overexpression but 71% show protein overexpression, suggesting protein abundance is not solely driven by transcription but may be stabilized or upregulated post-translationally.

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### **METABRIC Breast Cancer (n=1,980 samples with CNA and mRNA)**

**Correlation Strength:**
- **CNA ↔ mRNA: ρ = 0.70** — strong positive correlation (stronger than CPTAC)

**Alteration Frequencies:**
- CNA high (log2 > 0.5): 470/1,980 (24%)
- mRNA high (top quartile): 495/1,980 (25%)

**Concordance:**
- **Both CNA and mRNA high**: 348/1,980 (18%)
- **Of CNA-high samples**: 348/470 (74%) also have mRNA overexpression

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### **Summary**

| Metric | CPTAC | METABRIC |
|--------|-------|----------|
| CNA ↔ mRNA correlation | ρ = 0.62 | ρ = 0.70 |
| % CNA-amplified w/ mRNA overexpression | 43% | 74% |
| mRNA ↔ Protein correlation | ρ = 0.49 | N/A |
| % mRNA-high w/ protein overexpression | 100% | N/A |

**Interpretation:** ERBB2 shows **strong CNA-mRNA concordance** across breast cancer cohorts (ρ ≥ 0.62), indicating that copy number drives transcription effectively. However, the **CNA-to-mRNA link is imperfect** (~40–74% concordance depending on thresholds), and **mRNA-to-protein concordance is even higher** (100% in CPTAC), suggesting post-transcriptional stabilization contributes to protein abundance. These patterns support HER2 amplification as a robust oncogenic driver but also hint at multiple regulatory layers.

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### **Visualize the Data**

[**View ERBB2 alterations with CNA, mRNA, and protein (CPTAC)**](https://www.cbioportal.org/results/oncoprint?cancer_study_list=brca_cptac_2020&gene_list=ERBB2&case_set_id=brca_cptac_2020_all&heatmap_track_groups=brca_cptac_2020_mrna_median_Zscores%2CERBB2%3Bbrca_cptac_2020_protein_quantification%2CERBB2) (122 samples, all three modalities visible side-by-side)

[**View ERBB2 CNA and mRNA (METABRIC)**](https://www.cbioportal.org/results/oncoprint?cancer_study_list=brca_metabric&gene_list=ERBB2&case_set_id=brca_metabric_all&heatmap_track_groups=brca_metabric_mrna_median_all_sample_Zscores%2CERBB2) (1,980 samples, larger cohort for statistical power)