Fig. 3: Heatmap of Spearman’s correlation analysis between the specific PTC intratumor microbiome and the clinical factors.
From: Tumor microbiome diversity influences papillary thyroid cancer invasion

a Heatmap of Spearman’s correlation analysis between the specific bacterial and thyroid-related hormones. *p < 0.05 and **p < 0.01. Heatmap color keys indicate Spearman correlation coefficient. b Heatmap of Spearman’s correlation analysis between the specific bacterial and thyroid diseases (AITD)-related antibodies. *p < 0.05 and **p < 0.01. Heatmap color keys indicate Spearman correlation coefficient.