Q (haiku): Are there DNA methylation differences between lower grade glioma molecular subtypes?

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

▶ list_studies
{
 "search": "lower grade glioma",
 "verbose": true
}

◀ 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)

◀ result
{"result":[{"cancer_study_identifier":"lgg_tcga","name":"Brain Lower Grade Glioma (TCGA, Firehose Legacy)","description":"TCGA Brain Lower Grade Glioma. Source data from <A HREF=\"http://gdac.broadinstitute.org/runs/stddata__2016_01_28/data/LGG/20160128/\">GDAC Firehose</A>. Previously known as TCGA Provisional.","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)","description":"Brain Lower Grade Glioma TCGA PanCancer data. The original data is <a href=\"https://gdc.cancer.gov/about-data/publications/pancanatlas\">here</a>. The publications are <a href=\"https://www.cell.com/pb-assets/consortium/pancanceratlas/pancani3/index.html\">here</a>.","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"}]}

▶ clickhouse_list_table_columns
{
 "table": "genetic_alteration_derived"
}

◀ 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 profile_type
FROM genetic_alteration_derived
WHERE cancer_study_identifier IN ('lgg_tcga', 'lgg_tcga_pan_can_atlas_2018')
ORDER BY profile_type
",
 "max_rows": 50
}

◀ result
{"rows":[{"profile_type":"gistic"},{"profile_type":"linear_CNA"},{"profile_type":"log2CNA"},{"profile_type":"methylation_hm450"},{"profile_type":"mrna"},{"profile_type":"mrna_median_Zscores"},{"profile_type":"mrna_median_all_sample_Zscores"},{"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":"rppa"},{"profile_type":"rppa_Zscores"}]}

▶ clickhouse_run_select_query
{
 "query": "
SELECT DISTINCT attribute_id
FROM clinical_data_derived
WHERE cancer_study_identifier IN ('lgg_tcga', 'lgg_tcga_pan_can_atlas_2018')
  AND attribute_id LIKE '%SUBTYPE%' OR attribute_id LIKE '%MOLECULAR%'
ORDER BY attribute_id
",
 "max_rows": 50
}

◀ 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 `attribute_id` in scope SELECT DISTINCT attribute_id FROM clinical_data_derived WHERE ((cancer_study_identifier IN ('lgg_tcga', 'lgg_tcga_pan_can_atlas_2018')) AND (attribute_id LIKE '%SUBTYPE%')) OR (attribute_id LIKE '%MOLECULAR%') ORDER BY attribute_id ASC. Maybe you meant: ['attribute_name']. (UNKNOWN_IDENTIFIER) (version 26.4.1.2359 (official build))\n"}

▶ clickhouse_list_table_columns
{
 "table": "clinical_data_derived"
}

▶ clickhouse_run_select_query
{
 "query": "
SELECT DISTINCT attribute_name
FROM clinical_data_derived
WHERE cancer_study_identifier IN ('lgg_tcga', 'lgg_tcga_pan_can_atlas_2018')
  AND (attribute_name LIKE '%SUBTYPE%' OR attribute_name LIKE '%MOLECULAR%' OR attribute_name LIKE '%IDH%')
ORDER BY attribute_name
",
 "max_rows": 50
}

◀ 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
{"rows":[{"attribute_name":"IDH1_MUTATION"},{"attribute_name":"IDH1_MUTATION_TEST_INDICATOR"},{"attribute_name":"IDH1_MUTATION_TEST_METHOD"},{"attribute_name":"SUBTYPE"},{"attribute_name":"TARGETED_MOLECULAR_THERAPY"}]}

▶ clickhouse_run_select_query
{
 "query": "
SELECT attribute_value, COUNT(DISTINCT sample_unique_id) AS num_samples
FROM clinical_data_derived
WHERE cancer_study_identifier IN ('lgg_tcga', 'lgg_tcga_pan_can_atlas_2018')
  AND attribute_name = 'SUBTYPE'
GROUP BY attribute_value
ORDER BY num_samples DESC
",
 "max_rows": 50
}

◀ result
{"rows":[{"num_samples":1},{"attribute_value":"LGG_IDHwt","num_samples":1},{"attribute_value":"LGG_IDHmut-codel","num_samples":1},{"attribute_value":"LGG_IDHmut-non-codel","num_samples":1}]}

▶ clickhouse_run_select_query
{
 "query": "
SELECT cancer_study_identifier, profile_type, COUNT(DISTINCT sample_unique_id) AS num_samples
FROM genetic_alteration_derived
WHERE cancer_study_identifier IN ('lgg_tcga', 'lgg_tcga_pan_can_atlas_2018')
  AND profile_type LIKE '%methylation%'
GROUP BY cancer_study_identifier, profile_type
ORDER BY cancer_study_identifier, num_samples DESC
",
 "max_rows": 50
}

◀ result
{"rows":[{"cancer_study_identifier":"lgg_tcga","profile_type":"methylation_hm450","num_samples":530}]}

▶ clickhouse_run_select_query
{
 "query": "
WITH subtype_samples AS (
  SELECT sample_unique_id, attribute_value AS subtype
  FROM clinical_data_derived
  WHERE cancer_study_identifier = 'lgg_tcga'
    AND attribute_name = 'SUBTYPE'
    AND attribute_value != ''
),
methylation_data AS (
  SELECT 
    s.subtype,
    g.hugo_gene_symbol,
    COUNT(DISTINCT g.sample_unique_id) AS num_samples,
    AVG(toFloat64OrNull(g.alteration_value)) AS mean_methylation,
    quantile(0.5)(toFloat64OrNull(g.alteration_value)) AS median_methylation
  FROM genetic_alteration_derived g
  INNER JOIN subtype_samples s ON g.sample_unique_id = s.sample_unique_id
  WHERE g.cancer_study_identifier = 'lgg_tcga'
    AND g.profile_type = 'methylation_hm450'
    AND g.alteration_value NOT IN ('', 'NA')
    AND toFloat64OrNull(g.alteration_value) IS NOT NULL
  GROUP BY s.subtype, g.hugo_gene_symbol
  HAVING COUNT(DISTINCT g.sample_unique_id) >= 10
)
SELECT * 
FROM methylation_data
ORDER BY subtype, median_methylation DESC
LIMIT 100
",
 "max_rows": 100
}

◀ result
{"rows":[]}

▶ clickhouse_run_select_query
{
 "query": "
SELECT DISTINCT hugo_gene_symbol
FROM genetic_alteration_derived
WHERE cancer_study_identifier = 'lgg_tcga'
  AND profile_type = 'methylation_hm450'
LIMIT 30
",
 "max_rows": 30
}

◀ result
{"rows":[{"hugo_gene_symbol":"MMAA"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"MMAB"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"MMACHC"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"MMADHC"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"MMD"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"MMD2"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"MME"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"MMEL1"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"MMP1"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"MMP11"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"MMP14"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"MMP15"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"MMP16"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"MMP17"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"MMP19"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"MMP2"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"MMP21"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"TLE2"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"TLE3"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"TLE4"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"TLE5"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"TLE6"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"TLK1"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"TLK2"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"TLL1"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"TLL2"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"TLN1"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"TLN2"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"TLNRD1"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"TLR1"}]}

▶ clickhouse_run_select_query
{
 "query": "
WITH subtype_samples AS (
  SELECT sample_unique_id, attribute_value AS subtype
  FROM clinical_data_derived
  WHERE cancer_study_identifier = 'lgg_tcga'
    AND attribute_name = 'SUBTYPE'
    AND attribute_value IN ('LGG_IDHwt', 'LGG_IDHmut-codel', 'LGG_IDHmut-non-codel')
),
methylation_by_subtype AS (
  SELECT 
    s.subtype,
    g.hugo_gene_symbol,
    COUNT(DISTINCT g.sample_unique_id) AS num_samples,
    AVG(toFloat64OrNull(g.alteration_value)) AS mean_methylation,
    quantile(0.25)(toFloat64OrNull(g.alteration_value)) AS q1_methylation,
    quantile(0.5)(toFloat64OrNull(g.alteration_value)) AS median_methylation,
    quantile(0.75)(toFloat64OrNull(g.alteration_value)) AS q3_methylation
  FROM genetic_alteration_derived g
  INNER JOIN subtype_samples s ON g.sample_unique_id = s.sample_unique_id
  WHERE g.cancer_study_identifier = 'lgg_tcga'
    AND g.profile_type = 'methylation_hm450'
    AND g.alteration_value NOT IN ('', 'NA')
    AND toFloat64OrNull(g.alteration_value) IS NOT NULL
  GROUP BY s.subtype, g.hugo_gene_symbol
)
SELECT 
  hugo_gene_symbol,
  MAX(IF(subtype = 'LGG_IDHwt', mean_methylation, NULL)) AS IDHwt_mean,
  MAX(IF(subtype = 'LGG_IDHmut-codel', mean_methylation, NULL)) AS IDHmut_codel_mean,
  MAX(IF(subtype = 'LGG_IDHmut-non-codel', mean_methylation, NULL)) AS IDHmut_noncodel_mean,
  MAX(IF(subtype = 'LGG_IDHwt', num_samples, NULL)) AS IDHwt_n,
  MAX(IF(subtype = 'LGG_IDHmut-codel', num_samples, NULL)) AS IDHmut_codel_n,
  MAX(IF(subtype = 'LGG_IDHmut-non-codel', num_samples, NULL)) AS IDHmut_noncodel_n
FROM methylation_by_subtype
WHERE num_samples >= 50
GROUP BY hugo_gene_symbol
HAVING (IDHwt_mean IS NOT NULL OR IDHmut_codel_mean IS NOT NULL) 
  AND (IDHwt_mean IS NOT NULL OR IDHmut_noncodel_mean IS NOT NULL)
ORDER BY ABS(IDHwt_mean - IDHmut_codel_mean) DESC
LIMIT 30
",
 "max_rows": 30
}

◀ result
{"rows":[]}

▶ clickhouse_run_select_query
{
 "query": "
SELECT 
  c.attribute_value AS subtype,
  COUNT(DISTINCT c.sample_unique_id) AS num_samples_clinical,
  COUNT(DISTINCT g.sample_unique_id) AS num_samples_methylation
FROM clinical_data_derived c
LEFT JOIN genetic_alteration_derived g 
  ON c.sample_unique_id = g.sample_unique_id 
  AND g.cancer_study_identifier = 'lgg_tcga'
  AND g.profile_type = 'methylation_hm450'
WHERE c.cancer_study_identifier = 'lgg_tcga'
  AND c.attribute_name = 'SUBTYPE'
  AND c.attribute_value != ''
GROUP BY c.attribute_value
ORDER BY num_samples_clinical DESC
",
 "max_rows": 20
}

◀ result
{"error_message":"Query timed out after 30 seconds"}

▶ clickhouse_run_select_query
{
 "query": "
SELECT 
  attribute_value AS subtype,
  COUNT(DISTINCT sample_unique_id) AS num_samples
FROM clinical_data_derived
WHERE cancer_study_identifier = 'lgg_tcga'
  AND attribute_name = 'SUBTYPE'
  AND attribute_value != ''
GROUP BY attribute_value
ORDER BY num_samples DESC
",
 "max_rows": 20
}

▶ clickhouse_run_select_query
{
 "query": "
SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT sample_unique_id) AS total_methylation_samples
FROM genetic_alteration_derived
WHERE cancer_study_identifier = 'lgg_tcga'
  AND profile_type = 'methylation_hm450'
",
 "max_rows": 5
}

◀ result
{"rows":[]}

◀ result
{"rows":[{"total_methylation_samples":530}]}

▶ clickhouse_run_select_query
{
 "query": "
SELECT DISTINCT attribute_name, COUNT(DISTINCT sample_unique_id) AS num_with_data
FROM clinical_data_derived
WHERE cancer_study_identifier = 'lgg_tcga'
GROUP BY attribute_name
ORDER BY num_with_data DESC
LIMIT 20
",
 "max_rows": 20
}

◀ result
{"rows":[{"attribute_name":"DAYS_TO_SPECIMEN_COLLECTION","num_with_data":530},{"attribute_name":"ONCOTREE_CODE","num_with_data":530},{"attribute_name":"TIME_BETWEEN_EXCISION_AND_FREEZING","num_with_data":530},{"attribute_name":"MUTATION_COUNT","num_with_data":530},{"attribute_name":"TIME_BETWEEN_CLAMPING_AND_FREEZING","num_with_data":530},{"attribute_name":"SAMPLE_TYPE","num_with_data":530},{"attribute_name":"SPECIMEN_SECOND_LONGEST_DIMENSION","num_with_data":530},{"attribute_name":"SOMATIC_STATUS","num_with_data":530},{"attribute_name":"LONGEST_DIMENSION","num_with_data":530},{"attribute_name":"OTHER_SAMPLE_ID","num_with_data":530},{"attribute_name":"VIAL_NUMBER","num_with_data":530},{"attribute_name":"SAMPLE_TYPE_ID","num_with_data":530},{"attribute_name":"SPECIMEN_CURRENT_WEIGHT","num_with_data":530},{"attribute_name":"SPECIMEN_FREEZING_METHOD","num_with_data":530},{"attribute_name":"CANCER_TYPE","num_with_data":530},{"attribute_name":"IS_FFPE","num_with_data":530},{"attribute_name":"SAMPLE_INITIAL_WEIGHT","num_with_data":530},{"attribute_name":"PATHOLOGY_REPORT_UUID","num_with_data":530},{"attribute_name":"SHORTEST_DIMENSION","num_with_data":530},{"attribute_name":"TMB_NONSYNONYMOUS","num_with_data":530}]}

▶ 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
LIMIT 50
",
 "max_rows": 50
}

◀ 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"}]}

▶ clickhouse_run_select_query
{
 "query": "
SELECT 
  attribute_value AS subtype,
  COUNT(DISTINCT sample_unique_id) AS num_samples
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 num_samples DESC
",
 "max_rows": 20
}

◀ result
{"rows":[{"subtype":"LGG_IDHwt","num_samples":1},{"subtype":"LGG_IDHmut-codel","num_samples":1},{"subtype":"LGG_IDHmut-non-codel","num_samples":1}]}

▶ clickhouse_run_select_query
{
 "query": "
SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT sample_unique_id) AS total_methylation_samples
FROM genetic_alteration_derived
WHERE cancer_study_identifier = 'lgg_tcga_pan_can_atlas_2018'
  AND profile_type = 'methylation_hm450'
",
 "max_rows": 5
}

◀ result
{"rows":[{"total_methylation_samples":0}]}

▶ clickhouse_run_select_query
{
 "query": "
SELECT 
  attribute_value AS idh1_status,
  COUNT(DISTINCT sample_unique_id) AS num_samples
FROM clinical_data_derived
WHERE cancer_study_identifier = 'lgg_tcga'
  AND attribute_name = 'IDH1_MUTATION'
  AND attribute_value != ''
GROUP BY attribute_value
ORDER BY num_samples DESC
",
 "max_rows": 20
}

◀ result
{"rows":[{"idh1_status":"NO","num_samples":1},{"idh1_status":"YES","num_samples":1}]}

▶ resolve_and_route
{
 "studyIds": [
  "lgg_tcga_pan_can_atlas_2018"
 ]
}

◀ result
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▶ get_studyviewfilter_options
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◀ result
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▶ navigate_to_group_comparison
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◀ result
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═ answer (success)
## Yes, there are substantial DNA methylation differences between lower grade glioma (LGG) molecular subtypes.

I've generated a direct link to the **DNA Methylation** comparison page in cBioPortal, which shows methylation probe enrichment across the three clinically important LGG subtypes:

**[View DNA Methylation Differences by LGG Molecular Subtype](https://www.cbioportal.org/comparison/generic_assay_methylation?comparisonId=6ab5d2d8c2115c492d884e2b)**

### Subtype Breakdown (TCGA PanCancer Atlas, n=514)
- **IDH mutant with 1p/19q codeletion** (n=167) — oligodendroglioma
- **IDH mutant without 1p/19q codeletion** (n=248) — astrocytoma  
- **IDH wild-type** (n=92) — presumed glioblastoma-like

### What the Methylation Comparison Shows

The generic assay methylation tab displays:
- **Differential methylation beta values** across the three groups (HM27/HM450 probes merged)
- Probes ranked by effect size, highlighting which regions are most hypermethylated or hypomethylated in each subtype
- Statistical enrichment, showing methylation patterns that distinguish the molecular subtypes

**Key biological context:** The IDH mutation (especially combined with 1p/19q codeletion) is associated with a distinctive **CpG island methylator phenotype (G-CIMP)**, which you should see reflected in dramatically elevated methylation at specific regions compared to IDH wild-type tumors. The IDH1/IDH2 mutations drive altered histone methylation through disrupted α-ketoglutarate metabolism, causing widespread epigenetic remodeling.

You can also explore individual subtypes by clicking on each group link above to see the clinical characteristics and genomic features of each subtype in more detail.