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Table 6 Number of unique miRNAs in each bodily fluid at a minimum of 5 counts

From: Diversity and signature of small RNA in different bodily fluids using next generation sequencing

Bodily fluid

All

Invasive

Non-invasive

Blood

94

96

Not compared

Leukocytes

30

35

Not compared

Plasma

42

43

Not compared

Serum

1

1

Not compared

Saliva

1

Not compared

1

Cell-Free Saliva

3

Not compared

32

Urine

1

Not compared

4

Cell-Free Urine

3

Not compared

11

  1. Three comparison groups were used: “All” indicating unique miRNA among all fluids, “invasive” for comparison within the invasive fluids (blood, leukocytes, serum and plasma), and “non-invasive” for comparison within the non-invasive fluids (saliva, cell-free saliva, urine and cell-free urine)