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Table 3 mRNA expression of iron transporters and inflammatory proteins in colonic tissue of colorectal cancer cases and controls using 2 ΔΔCt conversion

From: Systemic and tumor level iron regulation in men with colorectal cancer: a case control study

 

Cases (n = 20)

Controls (n = 20)

P-value*

DMT-1

1.12

1.0

0.59

FPN

0.81

1.0

0.59

Hepcidin

0.35

1.0

0.001

IL-6

9.38

1.0

0.0002

  1. Values shown as relative expression in cases compared to controls, i.e. reference.
  2. *p-value of difference between cases and controls using student’s paired t-test.
  3. DMT-1, divalent metal transporter-1; FPN, ferroportin; IL-6, interleukin-6.