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. The gene discussed is IFI44; the disease is breast cancer.