Table 3. Correlation between colloid calcifications number and mRNA expression of different transporters, receptors or macromolecular inhibitors in 10 thyroid samples (Spearman test).
| Colloid calcification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rho | P value | |
| TRPV5 | -0.721 | 0.02 |
| TRPM6 | -0.382 | 0.28 |
| CaSR1 | -0.455 | 0.19 |
| VDR | -0.321 | 0.37 |
| Cav1.3 | -0.539 | 0.11 |
| PMCA1 | -0.200 | 0.58 |
| MGLA | 0.273 | 0.45 |
| OPN | 0.079 | 0.84 |
| Calgranuline | 0.600 | 0.07 |
Association of colloid calcifications number (dependent variable) with mRNA expression of candidate genes (normalized to 18S rRNA and thus expressed in arbitrary units) were tested using a spearman test.