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

Table 3 MiR-122 serum levels in the different groups

Fold of change comparing to normal
Group	HCCn = 30	Cirrhosisn = 30	CHn= 30	P value
miR-122 (IQR)	2.15 (7.3)	0.8 (3.7)	2.1 (9)	< 0.01
				0.0831
				0.5722
				0.4173
Group	HCC n = 30	Non HCC (CH + cirrhosis) n = 60		P value
miR-122 (IQR)	2.15 (7.3)	1.75 (6.8)		0.21 (NS)

¹HCC vs cirrhosis;

²HCC vs CH;

³Cirrhosis vs CH. HCC: Hepatocellular carcinoma; CH: Chronic hepatitis C; IQR: Inter quartile range; NS: Non significant; PVP: Positive predictive value; NVP: Negative predictive value.