Downregulation of Caspase 8 in a group of Iranian breast cancer patients – A pilot study

Acknowledgments Author contributions: MA performed related laboratory work, helped with sample collection, analysed the data and drafted the manuscript. ND and FAJ helped with sample collection and laboratory work. ASF and MG confirmed the diagnosis and provided the appropriate specimens. AP conceived and designed the study, supervised the project and edited the manuscript. The authors would like to thank the research council of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran for the financial support (Grant Number: 940936).Peer reviewedPublisher PD