The TCGA database in UALCAN (http://ualcan.path.uab.edu) was used to validate the mRNA expression of the hub genes based on sample type and cancer stage. Significance was considered at a P value of 0.05. The Human Protein Atlas (HPA) (https://www.proteinatlas.org/) was used to explore the protein expression levels of hub targets in normal and BC tissues. The Kaplan‒Meier mapper database (http://kmplot.com/analysis/) was used to analyze the overall survival (OS) value of the mRNA expression of hub targets. The hazard ratio (HR) and log rank P value were calculated and displayed in the graph, and a log rank P value < 0.05 was set as a significant difference. The cBioPortal tool (http://www.cbioportal.org/) was used to discover the genetic information and the correlation between mRNA expression of core targets. A total of 818 breast invasive carcinoma samples (TCGA, Cell 2015) were analyzed. The genomic profiles of 10 hub targets were examined using mutations and putative copy-number alterations in the Genomic Identification of Significant Targets in Cancer (GISTIC) tool.
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