Zhang, Huikun http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0187-1356
Guo, Zhifang
Liu, Xiaoli
Zhao, Yawen
Chen, Yongzi
Zhang, Ming
Fu, Li
Gu, Feng
Ma, Yongjie http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4226-7614
Funding for this research was provided by:
Scientific Research Program of Tianjin Municipal Education Commission
National Natural Science Foundation of China (81572851, 82172987, 82173323)
Article History
Received: 15 June 2021
Revised: 6 September 2021
Accepted: 22 September 2021
First Online: 8 October 2021
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Paraffin-embedded specimens from 308 patients diagnosed with IDC from 2004 to 2009 were randomly selected and reviewed from the archives of the Department of Breast Cancer Pathology and Research Laboratory, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital. This study was approved by the Institutional Ethics Committee of Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital (bc2017018). Each participant signed an informed-consent document. And all animal work procedures were approved by the Ethics Committee of the Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital (bc2017018).
: The authors declare no competing interests.