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) | 1.306c, d (0.01 - 13.89) | 1.93c, d (0.97 - 7.09) | 0.64a, b (0.28 - 0.9) | 0.69a, b (0.06 - 6.44) | 0.036* |
miRNA 122 (RQ) Median (min-max) | 0.405d (0.25 - 14.65) | 0.49d (0.25 - 3.95) | 0.64 (0.21 - 2.29) | 0.14a, b (0.01 - 1.87) | 0.005* |