Correlation analysis

Hi everyone, 

I am new to R-project. I did search through the list for my problem but i
can't find it. I am sorry if this question has been asked.

I would like to perform a correlation analysis between a hiv data and gene
expression. 

Basically, i have a file that contains: hiv_name, start_position,
end_position, chromosome. I would like to see if these data has anything
to do with the location of our genes (I also have another file contains
gene_name, start_position, end_position, chromosome).

What functions that allow me to do this?

I am very new to R and hopefully someone can guide me to the right
direction. 


Thank you very much,