Table 3.
The 17 male-biased miRNAs
| Name | Fold change (male/female) a | Maximum sex difference (fold change) | Number of ages showing sex difference b | Sex bias | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 weeks | 5 weeks | 6 weeks | 8 weeks | 15 weeks | 21 weeks | 78 weeks | 104 weeks | ||||
| miR-130b | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 2 | M > F |
| miR-204 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2 | M > F |
| miR-142-5p | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 1 | M > F |
| miR-206 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 4.6 | 1 | M > F |
| miR-142-3p | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1 | M > F |
| miR-135a | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 1 | M > F |
| miR-223 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1 | M > F |
| miR-296* | 1.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 1 | M > F |
| miR-505 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1 | M > F |
| miR-150 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1 | M > F |
| miR-199a-5p | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1 | M > F |
| miR-22* | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1 | M > F |
| miR-455* | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1 | M > F |
| miR-125a-5p | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1 | M > F |
| miR-214 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | M > F |
| miR-185 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1 | M > F |
| miR-181b | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1 | M > F |
aItalicized values indicate differential expression by sex.
bSex difference according to pairwise t-test, FDR 5%, and fold change ≥1.5.