Disease-specific miR-34a as diagnostic marker of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis in a Chinese population

Figure 3 Correlation between circulating miRNAs and hepatic steatosis (A), activity (B) and fibrosis (C) in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease patients. Circulating miR-122, -192 and -34a were correlated with hepatic steatosis (P < 0.05) and inflammatory activity (P < 0.01). However, only miR-16 was associated with hepatic fibrosis (P < 0.05). Activity is the sum of the score of lobular inflammation and hepatocellular ballooning.