Figure 6.

The relative expression levels of (A) miR-222, (B) miR-221 and (C) miR-146b in patients with PTC with a hemithyroidectomy (n=10) and a total thyroidectomy (n=18) groups at preoperative levels, and 1, 3, 6 and 12 months postoperatively. The three miRNA levels were not significantly different in the hemithyroidectomy group relative to the total thyroidectomy group prior to and subsequent to surgery (P>0.05 for all comparisons). miR, microRNA; PTC, papillary thyroid carcinoma; pre, preoperative; post, postoperative.