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	𝑅 Spearman	𝑃 value
Tg mRNA and thyroid volume	0.465	0.0005
Tg mRNA and NIS mRNA	0.739	0.0001
Tg mRNA and TNF𝛼 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 TNF𝛼 mRNA	−0.529	0.0006
NIS mRNA and TNF𝛼 level	−0.320	0.001
NIS mRNA and TPOAb level	−0.422	0.001
TNF𝛼 mRNA and TPOAb level	0.389	0.003