Clinical feature	Statistical test	Significant genes	Associated with	               	Associated with	
AGE	Spearman correlation test	N=2	older	N=0	younger	N=2
GENDER	t test	N=0	 	 	 	 
HISTOLOGICAL TYPE	t test	N=3	thyroid papillary carcinoma - follicular (>= 99% follicular patterned)	N=0	thyroid papillary carcinoma - classical/usual	N=3
RADIATIONS RADIATION REGIMENINDICATION	t test	N=3	yes	N=2	no	N=1
RADIATIONEXPOSURE	t test	N=2	yes	N=0	no	N=2
DISTANT METASTASIS	t test	N=1	mx	N=1	m0	N=0
LYMPH NODE METASTASIS	t test	N=1	nx	N=0	n0	N=1
COMPLETENESS OF RESECTION	ANOVA test	N=0	 	 	 	 
NEOPLASM DISEASESTAGE	t test	N=0	 	 	 	 
MULTIFOCALITY	t test	N=0	 	 	 	 
TUMOR SIZE	Spearman correlation test	N=0