Fig. 1

Identification of the molecules involved in the BC bone metastasis. A DEGs between the BC samples with metastasis of bone and other organs in GSE14017; B DEGs between the BC samples with metastasis of bone and other organs in GSE14015; C DEGs between the BC samples with metastasis of bone and other organs in GSE137842; D The intersection of these three databases identified 82 common genes involved in the bone metastasis process; E Expression pattern of these 82 common genes in BC samples; F PPI network based on the 82 common genes; G Cytohubba plug-in was utilized to identify important nodes; H ClueGO analysis