miR-150 (4-fold) was most strongly associated with eHCC, whereas, miR-142 (1-million fold), miR23a (124-fold), miR 130b (65-fold), piR-23670 (2335-fold), piR-24684 (2072-fold), circR-0021905, and snoRD121A were specifically altered in HCC. Here, PIR is linked to hepatocellular carcinoma.