As a confirmation that ZEB1 expression was inversely associated with inflammatory activity in breast tumors, the partial correlations between stroma-adjusted ZEB1 expression and the expression of nine pro-inflammatory cytokines (CCL2, CCL4, IFNG, IL6, IL18, IL1A, IL1B, and MIF, TNF) were calculated. The gene discussed is IL1B; the disease is breast neoplasm.