MMP7 and neoplasm: We observed (Fig. 3C) that in Emory cohort the expression of mRNA for MMP7 was significantly higher in tumors from patients with TNBC as compared to tumor samples from, (a) HR+ patients (3.97 fold; p = 5.14 ×10-20), and (b) HER2+ patients (5.14 fold; p = 6.00 ×10-22).