Figure 2.
(A) Absolute expression level of miR-203 from next-generation sequencing analysis of 38 fresh frozen tumors demonstrated a significant upregulation of miR-203 among short-term survivors (p = 0.006). (B) Relative expression level of miR-203 from qRT-PCR of 91 tumor samples showed that short-term survivors exhibited significantly higher expression of miRNA-203 compared to long-term survivors (p = 0.020, one-sided Wilcoxon rank sum test). (C) Relative expression level of miR-203 from qRT-PCR of 46 serum samples showed that short-term survivors exhibited significantly higher expression of miRNA-203 compared to long-term survivors (p < 0.001).