Table 4.

miRNA observed deregulated in studies enrolling hepatocellular carcinoma patients with hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus-related infection in at least three papers

miRNA	Type of deregulation (number of papers)	Type of Sample (number of papers)	Ref.
miR-130a	Downregulated (4)	Tissue (4)	Gramantieri L, Cancer Research, 2007 Diaz G, Int J Cancer, 2013 Chung GE, Oncol Rep, 2010 Oksuz Z, Mol Biol Rep, 2015
miR-21	Upregulated (3)	Tissue (2), serum (1)	Ladeiro Y, Hepatology, 2008 Salvi A, Intern J Oncol, 2012 Tomimaru Y, J Hepatol, 2011
miR-224	Upregulated (3)	Tissue (3)	Diaz G, Int J Cancer, 2013 Ladeiro Y, Hepatology, 2008 Murakami Y, Oncogene, 2006
miR-195	Downregulated (3)	Tissue (3)	Gramantieri L, Cancer Research, 2007 Diaz G, Int J Cancer, 2013 Chung GE, Oncol Rep, 2010