The references for supplementary table 2 and 3 Diagnosis MicroRNA names miR-16[1] miR-17[2] miR-18a[3] miR-21[4] miR-21[5] miR-21[6] miR-21[7] miR-21[8] miR-21[9] miR-25[1] miR-92a[1] miR-106a[2] miR-106b[7] miR-151-5p[10] miR-187[11] miR-191[12] miR-199a-3p[10] miR-200c[13] miR-218[5] miR-223[5] miR-370[14] miR-371-5p[11] miR-375[15] miR-378[11] miR-421[16] miR-451[1] miR-451[17] miR-486-5p[1] miR-486-5p[17] piR-651[18] piR-823[18] H19[19] LINC0015[20] Prognosis MicroRNA names miR-15a[21] miR-16[21] miR-17-5p[22] miR-17-5p[23] miR-20a[21] miR-20a[22] miR-20b[21] miR-20b[24] miR-21[21,29] miR-21[25,29] miR-21[26,29] miR-21[27,29] miR-21[28,29] miR-22[30] miR-26a[31] miR-34a[21] miR-103[21] miR-106a[21] miR-106b[21] miR-107[21] miR-107[32] miR-122[33] miR-125a-3p[34] miR-125a-5p[35] miR-132[36] miR-143[21] miR-143[37] miR-144[38] miR-146[37] miR-148a[40] miR-150[24] miR-185[21] miR-192[33] miR-200a[21] miR-200c[13] miR-204[41] miR-206[42] miR-214[43] miR-425[21] miR-222[44] miR-630[45] let7i[46] H19[47] GAS5[48] ANRIL[49] HOTAIR[50] HOTAIR[51] LET[52] FENDRR[53] CCAT2[54] table 2 [1] C. 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