Figure 2.
Selection of plasma miRNA candidates through the integration of two comprehensive miRNA array-based approaches. While using two miRNA array-based approaches to compare plasma miRNA levels between (A) ESCC patients and healthy volunteers and (B) between preoperative and postoperative ESCC patients, novel miRNA candidates for cancer detection and tumour monitoring were selected. Of the 15 highly upregulated miRNAs from each group, eight common miRNAs were selected.