Table 2. Liver cancer precursor and cirrhosis cohorts used for Oncomine® Research Edition based analysis of TGF-β1 and TGF-β2 expression.

No. of cohort in Supplementary Figure 3 B + C	Publication	Reference Tissue
8	Mas Liver, Mol Med. 2008 [78]	Cirhosis vs. normal
9	Wurmbach Liver, Hepatology 2007 [80]	Cirhosis vs. normal
10	Wurmbach Liver, Hepatology 2007 [80]	Dysplasia vs. normal
11	Chiang Liver 2, Cancer Res.2008 [81]	HCC vs. Liver Cancer Type: Liver Cancer Precursor
12	Mas Liver, Mol Med. 2008 [78]	HCC vs. Liver Cancer Type: Liver Cancer Precursor
13	Archer Liver, Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2009 [82]	HCC vs. Liver Cancer Type: Liver Cancer Precursor
14	Chen Liver. Mol Biol Cell. 2002 [76]	HCC vs. Liver Cancer Type: Liver Cancer Precursor

Number of the respective cohorts in Supplementary Figure 3B and 3C as well as the respective publications and reference tissues are given.