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2015
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Tab 1
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Research Article
Clinicopathological Significance of MicroRNA-20b Expression in Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Regulation of HIF-1
α
and VEGF Effect on Cell Biological Behaviour
Table 1
Association between miR-20b expression and clinicopathological features of HCC.
Variables
miRNA-20b expression
high (
= 45)
miRNA-20b expression
low (
= 31)
Age (years)
≤57
20
18
0.243
>57
25
13
Gender
Male
32
25
0.356
Female
13
6
Tumor size (cm)
≥5
27
15
0.317
<5
18
16
AFP (ng/mL)
≥400
19
17
0.279
<400
26
14
Metastasis
Yes
37
10
No
8
21
Tumor grade
G1
12
6
0.147
G2
17
7
G3
16
18
TNM stage
I-II
14
26
III-IV
31
5
Tumor recurrence
Yes
32
14
No
13
17
Microvascular invasion
Yes
29
5
No
16
26
.