The expression of HOXC10 is correlated with tumor-infiltrating immune cells in basal-like breast cancer and serves as a prognostic biomarker

Abstract Background: Homeobox gene C10 (HOXC10) plays a vital role in the occurrence and development of several cancers, but its effects and underlying mechanism in the prognosis of different subtypes of breast cancer remain unclear. Methods: First, we evaluated and compared the expression levels of HOXC10 cancer to normal tissues in the Oncomine and Tumor Immune Estimation Resource (TIMER) databases. Second, the correlation between HOXC10 and the survival of patients with different types of cancer, including breast cancer, was analyzed