Table 1 Potential biomarker candidate genes in metastatic breast cancer gene expression datasets

Potential biomarker candidate genes (over-expressed; DOE-A)

Relevant 11 studies

 CCNA2

Bos Breast, Desmedt Breast, Hatzis Breast, Kao Breast, Loi Breast, Loi Breast 3, Schmidt Breast, Symmans Breast 2, Symmans Breast, vandeVijver Breast, Vantveer Breast

 CENPN

 DEPDC1

 TTK

Potential biomarker candidate genes (under-expressed; DUE-A)

Relevant 11 studies

 ABAT

Bos Breast, Desmedt Breast, Hatzis Breast, Loi Breast, Loi Breast 3, Minn Breast 2, Schmidt Breast, Symmans Breast 2, Symmans Breast, vandeVijver Breast, and Vantveer Breast

 LRIG1

Bos Breast, Desmedt Breast, Hatzis Breast, Kao Breast, Loi Breast, Loi Breast 3, Minn Breast 2, Schmidt Breast, Symmans Breast, vandeVijver Breast, and Vantveer Breast

 PGR

Bos Breast, Desmedt Breast, Hatzis Breast, Kao Breast, Loi Breast, Loi Breast 3, Schmidt Breast, Symmans Breast 2, Symmans Breast, vandeVijver Breast, and Vantveer Breast