Up- and downregulated human placenta miRNAs at spontaneous term labor.

MiRNAs isolated from human placenta after spontaneous term labor were compared with miRNAs of placentas obtained from elective deliveries by caesarean section without signs or symptoms of labor. Thresholds used in filtering differentially expressed miRNAs were fold-change (FC) more or less than 1.5 and p value < 0.05. MiRNAs were ranked based on both t-test p value and FC. In the average rank column, the value 1 is the strongest differentially expressed miRNA. Up- and downregulated miRNAs are shown in red and green, respectively. Chromosomal locations of miRNAs belonging to either C14MC or miR-371-3 cluster are highlighted in orange.