A microRNA profile associated with Opisthorchis viverrini-induced cholangiocarcinoma in tissue and plasma

BMC Cancer

Table 2 Histological gradings of samples used for RNA-Seq and qPCR analysis of miRNA expression profiles

ID	Sex	Age	Histological grade^a	Gross classification	Microarray analysis[12]	RNA-Seq analysis	Paired plasma analysis (qPCR)
B070	M	61	WD	Mass-forming	X	X
B079	M	61	WD	Periductal infiltrating, invasive intraductal and mixed	X	X	X
B083	F	53	WD	Mass-forming	X	X	X
B090	M	58	WD	Mass-forming	X	X	X
B099	M	48	WD	Mass-forming	X	X	X
Y042	M	61	WD	Mass-forming	X	X	X
B091	M	63	MD	Periductal infiltrating, invasive intraductal and mixed	X		X
Y070	F	63	MD	Mass forming	X		X
Y056	F	56	PC	Periductal infiltrating, invasive intraductal and mixed	X	X	X
Y062	M	57	PC	Periductal infiltrating, invasive intraductal and mixed	X	X
B040	M	64	PC	Mass forming	X	X	X
Y083	F	51	PC	Mass forming	X	X	X
Y088	F	58	PC	Periductal infiltrating, invasive intraductal and mixed	X	X	X
Y089	F	60	PC	Mass forming	X	X
Y093	M	63	PC	Periductal infiltrating, invasive intraductal and mixed	X	X	X
Y096	F	64	PC	Mass forming	X	X	X

^aHistological types: tumor differentiation: WD = Well Differentiated tubular adenocarcinoma; MD = Moderately Differentiated tubular adenocarcinoma; and PC = Papillary Carcinoma.
Samples were further annotated including TNM anud staging in [12].

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