Fig. 7From: Sexually dimorphic patterns in maternal circulating microRNAs in pregnancies complicated by fetal growth restrictionEffect of fetal sex on correlation between microRNAs and hPL in maternal serum. Correlation between maternal serum miRNA expression from male or female pregnancies measured by qPCR and hPL a hormone marker of placental dysfunction detected by ELISA for A miR-28-5p, B miR-29c-3p, C miR-301a-3p, D miR-378a-3p, E miR-409-3p, F miR-454-3p and G miR-526b-5p. Positive correlations with hPL were detected for B miR-29c-3p (r2 (r = 0.467, p =  < 0.05) in males only and F miR-454-3p (r2 r = 0.511, p < 0.010) in females only. Significant difference detected in intercept/elevation for F miR-454-3p (p < 0.01, linear regression). Individual data points shown (n = 17–27 males, n = 18–32 females/group), line represents the median. Spearman rank correlationsBack to article page