Figure 1

miR-494-3p is up-regulated in HCC tissues and associated with aggressive clinicopathological features. (A and B) miR-494-3p expression levels were compared between HCC tissue samples and paired adjacent non-tumor tissue samples. U6 was used as an internal control to normalize the expression level of miR-494-3p. (C) miR-494-3pexpression levels were examined in HCC tissues with and without vascular invasion. (D) miR-494-3p expression levels were examined in larger and smaller HCC tissue samples. (E) miR-494-3p levels were compared between TNM III-IV HCC tissues and TNM I-II HCC tissues. (F) miR-494-3p levels were compared between HCC tissues exhibiting late recurrence and HCC tissues exhibiting early recurrence. (*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001).