Table 3 Number of predicted mRNA targets for a subset of C24MC-associated miRNAs presenting a significantly higher expression level during early stage of pregnancy (45d, P-value < 0.05), followed by a decline later in gestation as determined by IPA and mirDB prediction tools

eca-miR-127-5p

49

72

21

5

eca-miR-134-5p

55

43

9

0

eca-miR-154-5p

28

30

6

6

eca-miR-323-3p

15

110

24

4

eca-miR-370-5p

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62

12

–

eca-miR-382-5p

10

53

10

2

eca-miR-3958-3p

–

–

–

–

eca-miR-3958-5p

–

–

–

–

eca-miR-409-3p

7

61

7

1

eca-miR-411-3p

21

71

12

4

eca-miR-412-3p

65

29

11

1

eca-miR-412-5p

31

2

1

1

eca-miR-432-5p

60

44

10

4

eca-miR-433-3p

78

2

–

–

eca-miR-485-3p

89

160

27

18

eca-miR-485-5p

174

172

23

28

eca-miR-487a-5p

19

53

13

1

eca-miR-487b-3p

19

4

2

1

eca-miR-493b-5p

–

–

–

–

hsa-miR-1247-3p

76

4

3

0

hsa-miR-543-3p

–

207

38

–