| AhR | Aryl hydrocarbon receptor |
| ARNT | AhR nuclear transporter |
| BC | breast cancer |
| DFS | disease free survival |
| EMT | epithelial mesenchymal transition |
| ER | estrogen receptor |
| FISH | fluorescence in situ hybridization |
| HER2 | human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 |
| IRS | immunoreactive score |
| LCoR | ligand dependent corepressor |
| LMU | Ludwig Maximilians University |
| LN | lymph node |
| NCAD | N-Cadherin |
| NST | non-special type |
| OS | overall survival |
| PBS | phosphate buffered saline |
| pN | primary tumor node |
| PR | progesterone receptor |
| pT | primary tumor size |
| RAR | retinoic acid receptor |
| ROC curve | receiver operating characteristic curve |
| RIP140 | receptor interacting protein of 140 kDa |
| RXR | retinoid X receptor |
| THR | thyroid hormone receptor |
| TNM status | tumor node metastasis status |
| TNBC | triple-negative breast cancer |
| VDR | vitamin D receptor |