Parameter

Controls

(N = 10)

Non-HCC

Group 3 =

HCC

(N = 20)

Kruskal Wallis (P value)

Group 1 = Uncomplicated HCV (N = 20)

Group 2 =

HCV + Cirrhosis (N = 20)

miRNA 21 (RQ)

Median

(min-max)

1.306^{c, d}

(0.01 - 13.89)

1.93^{c, d}

(0.97 - 7.09)

0.64^{a, b}

(0.28 - 0.9)

0.69^{a, b}

(0.06 - 6.44)

0.036^*

miRNA 122 (RQ)

Median

(min-max)

0.405^d

(0.25 - 14.65)

0.49^d

(0.25 - 3.95)

0.64

(0.21 - 2.29)

0.14^{a, b}

(0.01 - 1.87)

0.005^*