Q (haiku): what other genes are altered in kras mutant crc or luad ▶ 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 … (36467 more chars) ▶ list_studies { "search": "colorectal cancer TCGA", "limit": 5 } ▶ list_studies { "search": "lung adenocarcinoma TCGA", "limit": 5 } ◀ result {"result":[{"cancer_study_identifier":"coadread_tcga_pan_can_atlas_2018","name":"Colorectal Adenocarcinoma (TCGA, PanCancer 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Genes Co-Altered with KRAS Mutations Here are genes significantly enriched in KRAS-mutant tumors compared to KRAS wild-type samples: ### **Colorectal Adenocarcinoma (TCGA, PanCancer Atlas)** **KRAS-mutant cohort:** 218 samples | **KRAS wild-type:** 316 samples **Top enriched genes in KRAS-mutant tumors:** 1. **APC** — 83.5% (mutant) vs 64.9% (WT), difference +18.6% 2. **PIK3CA** — 38.1% vs 20.3%, difference +17.8% 3. **PCBP1** — 9.2% vs 1.6%, difference +7.6% 4. **TMPRSS15** — 8.7% vs 2.2%, difference +6.5% 5. **AMER1** — 16.1% vs 10.1%, difference +6% **Mutually exclusive (depleted in KRAS-mutant):** - **BRAF** — 2.8% (mutant) vs 17.7% (WT), difference −14.9% — rarely co-occur with KRAS --- ### **Lung Adenocarcinoma (TCGA, PanCancer Atlas)** **KRAS-mutant cohort:** 168 samples | **KRAS wild-type:** 398 samples **Top enriched genes in KRAS-mutant tumors:** 1. **STK11** (LKB1) — 22.6% (mutant) vs 9.3% (WT), difference +13.3% 2. **ATM** — 16.7% vs 4.8%, difference +11.9% 3. **MUC16** — 50% vs 39.7%, difference +10.3% 4. **CSMD1** — 28.6% vs 19.3%, difference +9.3% 5. **CNTNAP2** — 19% vs 9.8%, difference +9.2% 6. **RIMS2** — 19% vs 10.1%, difference +8.9% 7. **LRP1B** — 41.1% vs 33.2%, difference +7.9% **Mutually exclusive (enriched in KRAS wild-type):** - **TP53** — 36.9% (mutant) vs 58.5% (WT), difference −21.6% - **EGFR** — 0.6% (mutant) vs 17.3% (WT), difference −16.7% — expected (KRAS/EGFR oncogenic incompatibility) - **NF1** — 4.8% vs 14.6%, difference −9.8% --- ### Key Observations: - **APC and PIK3CA are KRAS co-conspirators in CRC**, nearly universal in KRAS mutants. The APC+KRAS+PIK3CA triad is the canonical CRC progression signature. - **STK11 (LKB1) is strongly co-mutated with KRAS in LUAD**, often linked to immune evasion and poor prognosis. - **EGFR and KRAS are largely mutually exclusive**, reflecting distinct driver pathways — EGFR-mutant LUAD typically arises in never/light smokers and avoids KRAS mutations. - **TP53** shows weak mutual exclusivity with KRAS in LUAD (TP53 enriched in WT), suggesting TP53 and KRAS operate on different selection pressures. --- ### Explore the data interactively: **Colorectal Adenocarcinoma:** - [View KRAS mutations and co-alterations](https://www.cbioportal.org/results/mutations?cancer_study_list=coadread_tcga_pan_can_atlas_2018&gene_list=KRAS&case_set_id=coadread_tcga_pan_can_atlas_2018_all) **Lung Adenocarcinoma:** - [View KRAS mutations and co-alterations](https://www.cbioportal.org/results/mutations?cancer_study_list=luad_tcga_pan_can_atlas_2018&gene_list=KRAS&case_set_id=luad_tcga_pan_can_atlas_2018_all)