The top 10 screened BC genes from the 58 DEGs were IRF7, MX1, STAT1, OASL, MX2, IFIT3, OAS1, DHX58, IFI6, and IFI44 (Fig. 3H), and their ranks and scores were shown in Additional file 1 Table S2. Here, IFIT3 is linked to breast cancer.