Circulating MicroRNA-122 for the Diagnosis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Meta-Analysis

Figure 4

Deeks’ funnel plots for the estimation of publication bias among studies evaluating the diagnostic performance of circulating miR-122 for HCC: (a) Deeks’ funnel plots for meta-analysis of serum miR-122 for discriminating HCC patients from overall controls; (b) Deeks’ funnel plots for meta-analysis of serum miR-122 for discriminating HCC patients from healthy controls; (c) Deeks’ funnel plots for meta-analysis of serum miR-122 for discriminating HCC patients from patients with HBV or HCV infection; (d) Deeks’ funnel plots for meta-analysis of serum miR-122 for discriminating HCC patients from patients with liver cirrhosis or dysplastic nodule formation.

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