Gene Ranker: TCGA GBM 6000

Gene Details: PDGFA

Gene Information:
  • Entrez Gene ID: 5154
  • Gene Name: platelet-derived growth factor alpha polypeptide
  • Synonyms: PDGF-A|PDGF1
  • MapBack Info [graphical summary of known mutations in COSMIC.]

Rank-o-Meter
  • Score: 6.500
  • Rank: 67 (of 7658)
  • red = low ranking gene
  • green = high ranking gene

PDGFA has been identified in a total of 8 gene list(s). Details are below.

Line of Evidence Score Comments
BACKGROUND: NCI Cancer Genes - ovarian
 1.000 --
PATHWAYS: GBM pathways
 1.000 --
PATHWAYS: Network Analysis: 2,3 altered neighbors
 0.500 Network analysis indicates that PDGFA is functionally connected to 2 altered genes: A2M PDGFRA.
PATHWAYS: Network Analysis: Sven Nelander
 1.000 --
TCGA COPY NUMBER: RAE Regions of Interest
 1.000 --
TCGA GENE EXPRESSION: Subtype analysis
 0.500 --
TCGA GENE EXPRESSION: Variably expressed
 0.500 --
TCGA METHYLATION: Hypermethylated in GBM tumors
 1.000 --
Total Score: 6.500

Gene does not appear in any of these lists:

BACKGROUND: Broad 2000 Cancer Gene List
BACKGROUND: COSMIC human mutated genes, >= 2% of all samples
BACKGROUND: Genes in fragile sites
BACKGROUND: NCI Cancer Genes - lung
BACKGROUND: Ovarian cancer candidate genes
BACKGROUND: Review Paper by Hahn and Weinberg
BACKGROUND: Review Paper by Volgestein and Kinzler
BACKGROUND: Sanger Gene Census
PATHWAYS: Cancer-associated pathways, 1 mutation
PATHWAYS: Cancer-associated pathways, >=2 mutations
PATHWAYS: Expert lists
PATHWAYS: Extension of core GBM pathways
PATHWAYS: Hippo pathway
PATHWAYS: KEGG COSMIC intersection
PATHWAYS: KEGG metabolic pathways
PATHWAYS: Network Analysis: >= 4 altered neighbors
PATHWAYS: P53 Network
PATHWAYS: Wnt and NOTCH
RECENT STUDY: Hopkins Breast/colorectal cancer
RECENT STUDY: Hopkins GBM
RECENT STUDY: Hopkins Pancreatic cancer
RECENT STUDY: TSP Lung adenocarcinoma
TCGA GENE EXPRESSION: Alternatively spliced genes (tumor vs normal)
TCGA GENE EXPRESSION: Alternatively spliced genes associated to tumor subtype
TCGA GENE EXPRESSION: Differentially expressed between tumor and normal
TCGA GENE EXPRESSION: Invasion-associated
TCGA RESEQUENCE: 1 mutation
TCGA RESEQUENCE: 2 or more mutations
TCGA SEQUENCED: GBM phase 1
TCGA SEQUENCED: GBM phase 2
TCGA SEQUENCING: Exclude