The present invention relates to sets of genetic markers whose expression
is correlated with prognosis of breast cancer in individuals having
breast cancer. Specifically, the invention provides sets of markers whose
expression patterns can be used to differentiate individuals having a
good prognosis, e.g., no reoccurrence or metastasis within five years of
initial diagnosis, and individuals having a poor prognosis, e.g.,
reoccurrence or metastasis within five years of initial diagnosis. The
invention relates to methods of prognosis using these markers. The
invention also relates to microarrays containing probes to these markers,
and to kits containing ready-to-use microarrays and computer software for
data analysis using the prognostic and statistical methods disclosed
herein.