About the Authors

Xiaochen Yang

Affiliations Department of Breast Surgery, Shanghai Cancer Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Jiong Wu

Affiliations Department of Breast Surgery, Shanghai Cancer Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Jingsong Lu

Affiliations Department of Breast Surgery, Shanghai Cancer Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Guangyu Liu

Affiliations Department of Breast Surgery, Shanghai Cancer Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Genhong Di

Affiliations Department of Breast Surgery, Shanghai Cancer Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Canming Chen

Affiliations Department of Breast Surgery, Shanghai Cancer Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Yifeng Hou

Affiliations Department of Breast Surgery, Shanghai Cancer Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Menghong Sun

Affiliations Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, Tissue Bank, Department of Pathology, Shanghai Cancer Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Wentao Yang

Affiliations Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, Department of Pathology, Shanghai Cancer Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Xiaojing Xu

Affiliation Laboratory of molecular biology, National Engineering Center for Biochip at Shanghai, Shanghai, China

Ying Zhao

Affiliation Laboratory of molecular biology, National Engineering Center for Biochip at Shanghai, Shanghai, China

Xin Hu

Affiliations Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, Key Laboratory of Breast Cancer in Shanghai, Shanghai Cancer Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Daqiang Li

Affiliations Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, Key Laboratory of Breast Cancer in Shanghai, Shanghai Cancer Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Zhigang Cao

Affiliations Department of Breast Surgery, Shanghai Cancer Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Xiaoyan Zhou

Affiliations Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, Department of Pathology, Shanghai Cancer Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, Institute of Pathology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Xiaoyan Huang

Affiliations Department of Breast Surgery, Shanghai Cancer Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Zhebin Liu

Affiliations Department of Breast Surgery, Shanghai Cancer Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Huan Chen

Affiliations Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, Tissue Bank, Department of Pathology, Shanghai Cancer Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Yanzi Gu

Affiliations Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, Tissue Bank, Department of Pathology, Shanghai Cancer Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Yayun Chi

Affiliations Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, Key Laboratory of Breast Cancer in Shanghai, Shanghai Cancer Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Xia Yan

Affiliations Department of Breast Surgery, Shanghai Cancer Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Qixia Han

Affiliations Department of Breast Surgery, Shanghai Cancer Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Zhenzhou Shen

Affiliations Department of Breast Surgery, Shanghai Cancer Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Zhimin Shao

Affiliations Department of Breast Surgery, Shanghai Cancer Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, Key Laboratory of Breast Cancer in Shanghai, Shanghai Cancer Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Zhen Hu

hzhenhu@yahoo.com

Affiliations Department of Breast Surgery, Shanghai Cancer Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: ZH X. Yang. Performed the experiments: X. Yang MHS WTY XJX YZ XYZ HC YZG YYC X. Yan. Analyzed the data: ZH X. Yang DQL X. Hu ZGC XJX YZ. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: ZH JW JSL GYL GHD CMC YFH X. Huang ZBL QXH Z. Shen Z. Shao. Wrote the paper: ZH X. Yang DQL.