Table 2.

Selected genes in the plasma of patients and healthy controls ranked by stability.

Rank*	HCC		Hepatitis B		Hepatic cirrhosis		Normal
	Genes	Stability	Genes	Stability	Genes	Stability	Genes	Stability
1	miR-21	1.32	miR-21	1.73	miR-21	1.57	miR-21	1.32
2	let-7a	2.51	let-7a	1.86	let-7a	1.73	let-7a	1.68
3	miR-106a	2.83	miR-106a	1.86	miR-106a	1.86	miR-106a	2.63
4	miR-16	3.50	miR-16	4.23	miR-16	4.73	miR-16	3.66
5	miR-219	3.66	miR-219	5.12	miR-219	4.86	miR-219	4.73
6	miR-155	5.24	miR-155	5.23	miR-155	5.63	miR-155	6.48
7	miR-221	6.74	miR-221	6.24	miR-221	6.48	miR-221	6.96
8	u6-snRNA	8.00	u6-snRNA	8.00	u6-snRNA	8.00	u6-snRNA	7.44

^*Denotes microRNAs ranked according to comprehensive gene stability value.