Table 1.

Patients and samples

Sample No	Age*	Age range	Sex (M:F)	Diagnosis	Operative procedure
12	58.08 (10.44) y	25–75 y	11:1	HCC	Hemihepatectomy (n=10), liver transplantation (n=2)
3	9 (2) mo	7–12 mo	2:1	Extrahepatic	Liver transplantation
6	15.83 (2.04) mo	13–18 mo	2:4	biliary atresia	(n=16)
7	20.75 (1.58) mo	19–24 mo	4:3	(n=16)

*Mean (SD).

HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma.