Clinical Study
Decreased Expression of Thyroglobulin and Sodium Iodide Symporter Genes in Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis
Table 3
Spearman’s correlation coefficients of gene expression and other variables studied in patients with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis.
| Variable | Spearman | value |
| Tg mRNA and thyroid volume | 0.465 | 0.0005 | Tg mRNA and NIS mRNA | 0.739 | 0.0001 | Tg mRNA and TNF mRNA | −0.490 | 0.001 | Tg mRNA and TPOAb level | −0.482 | 0.0002 | NIS mRNA and thyroid volume | 0.319 | 0.02 | NIS mRNA and TNF mRNA | −0.529 | 0.0006 | NIS mRNA and TNF level | −0.320 | 0.001 | NIS mRNA and TPOAb level | −0.422 | 0.001 | TNF mRNA and TPOAb level | 0.389 | 0.003 |
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