Clinical features, demographics and laboratory values of the patient cohorts.

The aforementioned parameters are presented in Table 2 (Serum). Patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) and cholangiocarcinoma (CC) were compared regarding demographics, laboratory and microRNA (miRNA) values. Data were expressed as number or median with interquartile range (IQR). ECC: extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma; ICC: intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; AP: alkaline phosphatase; GGT: gamma-glutamyl transferase; CRP: C-reactive protein; WBC: white blood cells; CA 19–9: carbohydrate antigen 19–9.