Table 2. Number of known chicken miRNAs and novel miRNA candidates in four samples.
MDV infected | Non-infected | |||
Group | Tumorous spleen | Lymphoma(liver tumor) | Spleen | Lymphocytes (peripheral blood) |
Known miRNAs | 160 | 138 | 143 | 159 |
Novel miRNA candidates in subgroup1 | 44 | 38 | 42 | 61 |
Novel miRNA candidates in subgroup2 | 96 | 86 | 81 | 113 |
Novel miRNA candidates in subgroup3 | 498 | 142 | 71 | 231 |