Table 5.
Spearman correlations (rS) of gene expression versus Cd exposure markers in Andean women [all (n = 70–72) and in those with low ferritin (< 30 µg/L) only (n = 26)].
| Gene | Ery-Cd | B-Cd | U-Cd | Plasma ferritin | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | Low ferritin | All | Low ferritin | All | Low ferritin | All | Low ferritin | ||
| TF | rS | 0.02 | 0.20 | –0.06 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.03 | –0.04 | –0.42* |
| TFR2 | rS | 0.15 | 0.23 | 0.16 | 0.21 | 0.08 | 0.36 | –0.036 | –0.36 |
| TFRC | rS | 0.09 | 0.40* | 0.04 | 0.30* | –0.04 | 0.22 | –0.33** | –0.43* |
| SLC11A2 | rS | 0.13 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | –0.01 | –0.42* | 0.08 | 0.07 |
| SLC40A1a | rS | 0.05 | 0.24 | –0.0.01 | 0.08 | –0.04 | 0.06 | –0.18 | –0.49* |
| aExpression probe ILMN_2053103. *p < 0.05. **p < 0.01. | |||||||||