Table 1

Five most up and down regulated miRNAs in each tumour area compared to normal thyroid epithelium.

Up-regulated miRNAs

Classic PTC
Insular Carcinoma
Anaplastic Carcinoma
Lymphocytic Infiltrate
Vascular Invasion

mir-221
mir-221
mir-221
mir-221
mir-221
mir-324-5p
mir-486
mir-205
mir-205
let7e
mir-93
mir-205
mir-324-5p
mir-378
mir-412
mir-182*
let7e
mir-486
let7e
mir-15a
mir-378
mir-320
mir-93
mir-15a
mir-497

Down-regulated miRNAs

Classic PTC
Insular Carcinoma
Anaplastic Carcinoma
Lymphocytic Infiltrate
Vascular Invasion

mir-124a
mir-124a
mir-328
mir-328
mir-328
mir-192
mir-520e
mir-149
mir-124a
mir-423
mir-UL148D-1
mir-345
mir-520e
mir-192
mir-518a-2*
mir-let-7g
mir-7
mir-375
mir-152
mir-124a
mir-let7f
mir-140
mir-124a
mir-127
mir-152

Aherne et al. Molecular Cancer 2008 7:89   doi:10.1186/1476-4598-7-89