Exosomes Derived from microRNA-27a-3p Overexpressing Mesenchymal Stem Cells Inhibit the Progression of Liver Cancer through Suppression of Golgi Membrane Protein 1

Table 3

Association between clinical characteristics and miR-27a-3p expression level.

Parameters	Number of cases	miR-27a-3p Expression		value
		Low (%)	High (%)
Tissue				0.007
HCC	32	19	13
Paracancerous liver	32	17	15
Age (years)				0.123
<60	18	16	2
≥60	14	10	4
Gender				0.034
Male	15	13	2
Female	17	13	4
T stage				0.013
T1-T2	13	11	2
T3-T4	19	15	4
Lymph node metastasis				0.023
No	19	14	15
Yes	13	9	14
Differentiation				0.015
No	10	7	3
Yes	22	19	3
CEA grading				0.525
No	15	12	3
Yes	17	14	3
AFP				0.663
No	18	12	1
Yes	14	20	5
ALT				0.543
No	13	7	2
Yes	19	15	4
AST				0.592
No	19	10	5
Yes	13	12	1

ASL: alanine aminotransferase; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; AFP: alpha fetoprotein.