Table 1

Parameters scored for "top" set vs. "depleted" set of miRNAs.


Top (n = 17)
Depleted (n = 15)
p-value

Zone 2



# of stem segments
3.69 ± 0.23
3.0 ± 0.29
0.108
longest stem segment, nt.
8.41 ± 0.68
11.53 ± 1.11
0.020*
Bulges
3.53 ± 0.26
2.67 ± 0.27
0.028*

Zone 3



Bulges
1.12 ± 0.21
0.8 ± 0.20
0.28

See text for details. Values are mean ± S.E.M., and p-values were calculated using two-tailed unpaired t-test with equal variance. *significant at p = 0.05 or better.

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