Screening of miRNAs as prognostic biomarkers and their associated hub targets across Hepatocellular carcinoma using survival-based bioinformatics approach.

Background: The hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) incident rate is gradually increasing yearly despite all the research and efforts taken by scientific communities and governing bodies. Approximately 90% of all liver cancer cases belong to HCC. Usually, HCC patients approach the treatment in the late stages of this malignancy which becomes the primary cause of high mortality rate.