Table 1 Clinico-pathological characteristics of HCC patients

From: MiRNA expression profiles reveal the involvement of miR-26a, miR-548l and miR-34a in hepatocellular carcinoma progression through regulation of ST3GAL5

Characteristics

n

Group

 Cancer tissues

27

 Transitional tissues

27

Gender

 Male

19

 Female

8

Age (years)

 ≥50

17

 <50

10

HBV infection

 Negative

6

 Positive

21

Serum AFP level (μg/l)

 ≥200

18

 <200

9

Distant metastasis

 No

27

Lymph node metastasis

 Absent

27

Clinical stage

 I–II

27

  1. AFP, alpha-fetoprotein; HBV, hepatitis B virus; HCC, Hepatocellular carcinoma.
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