Many of the genes regulated have previously been shown to correlate with aggressiveness of breast cancer such as CD24, SOX2, Slug, Twist1, CD-133, N-Cadherin, E-Cadherin, FOXC2, ABCG2, c-Myc, IL8, IL6, and IKKβ (activating NF-κB signaling). This evidence concerns the gene CD24 and breast cancer.