Variable Favorites

A variable Favorites list is a way of creating custom groupings of the samples and/or cases that you are interested in analyzing further. For example, you can create a variable favorites list that span across multiple projects, only contain samples for which certain types of data are available, or focus on specific phenotypic characteristics.

Creating and Saving a Variable Favorites List

To create a variable list from the User Dashboard, click on the “Create Variable Favorite” link where you will be directed to the Create Variable Favorite Page.

Variable Favorites List Creation page

Using the provided list of filters on the left hand side, you can select the attributes and features that you are interested in.

By clicking on a program, the field will expand and provide you with additional filtering options in the Data Types section. For example, when to select the TCGA tab you see a common filters section. The common filters section is shared across programs, so if the common filter is selected in one program it will be selected for all programs.

Variable Favorites Filter

Common Filter List by Program
TCGA Common Filter List CCLE Common Filter List TARGET Common Filter List
Year of Diagnosis Gender WBC at Diagnosis
Residual Tumor Disease Code Year of Diagnosis
Neoplasm Histologic Grade Sample Type Event Free Survival
Disease Code Project Short Name Days to Last Follow Up
Age at Diagnosis Site Primary Gender
Vital Status Histology Days to Last Known Alive
Ethnicity Histological SubType Sample Type
Person Neoplasm Cancer Status Program Project Short Name
Sample Type   Disease Code
Menopause Status   Race
Histological Type   Days to Birth
BMI (Body Mass Index)   Age at Diagnosis
Tobacco Smoking History   Vital Status
Pathologic Stage   Days to Death
HPV Status   Program
Program   Ethnicity
Gender    
Days to Last Known Alive    
Preservation Method    
Project Short Name    
Race    
Tumor Tissue Site    
Favorites Filter

This filter allows the user to add selected variables from existing variable Favorite list.

User Uploaded Programs Filter

This filter allows you to select by filters that you have uploaded using the upload data functionality. It’s seperated by projects within your program, a drop down list will display the features that are assocaited.

Selected Filters Panel

This is where the filters you have selected are shown on the right panel for clear verification of what has been selected for analysis. Clicking “Clear All” will remove all selected filters.

Editing a Variable Favorites List

Selecting the edit button from the variable list page or a specific variable details page, you are re-directed to a page where you can add or remove filters from all programs on system and user uploaded data. You are also able to change the title of the variable favortie list from the feature.

Selected Filters Panel

This panel displays any filters that have been used on the variable list or any of its ancestors. These cannot be modified and any additional filters applied to the cohorts will be deleted.

Deleting a Variable Favorites List

From the dashboard: Click the arrow next to the variable favorites list a box will appear with the delete option. Confirm the deletion to permanently delete the list.

From within the variable favorites list: If you are viewing the variable favorites list you created, then you delete the cohort by clicking the delete button under the selected variables list.


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