Circulating microRNA, miR-122 and miR-221 signature in Egyptian patients with chronic hepatitis C related hepatocellular carcinoma

Table 4 MiR-221 serum levels

Fold of change in comparison to normal
HCCn = 30	Cirrhosisn = 30	CHn = 30	P value
miR-221 (IQR)	0.92 (0.88)	3.4 (19.2)	1.7 (2.6)	> 0.01
				0.051
				0.062
				0.2143
	HCC	Non HCC
	0.92 (0.88)	1.81 (7.75)		0.03 (S)

¹HCC vs LC;

²HCC vs CH;

³LC vs CH. HCC: Hepatocellular carcinoma; CH: Chronic hepatitis C; IQR: Inter quartile range; LC: Liver cirrhosis.