Table 3. Comparison of microRNA expression among renal cell tumour subtypes in fresh-frozen tissues.
P-valuea, M–W test |
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miR-21 | miR-141 | miR-155 | miR-183 | miR-200b | |
Oncotytoma vs ccRCC |
<0.001 |
NS |
<0.001 |
<0.001 |
<0.001 |
Oncocytoma vs pRCC |
<0.001 |
NS |
0.012 |
<0.001 |
<0.001 |
Oncotytoma vs chRCC |
NS |
0.001 |
NS |
NS |
0.001 |
pRCC vs ccRCC |
NS |
NS |
0.003 |
NS |
NS |
ccRCC vs chRCC |
<0.001 |
0.002 |
<0.001 |
<0.001 |
NS |
pRCC vs chRCC | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.002 | NS | NS |
Abbreviations: ccRCC=clear-cell renal cell carcinoma; chRCC=chromophobe RCC; M–W=Mann–Whitney test; NS=not significant; pRCC=papillary RCC.
Statistically significant when P<0.0125, Bonferroni's correction.