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Table 2 Summary of 3-node feed-forward loops based on CRC-related prediction data

From: Investigating MicroRNA and transcription factor co-regulatory networks in colorectal cancer

Number of nodes^a					Number of links
3-node motif	Number of merged FFLs^b	Genes	miRNAs	TFs	Total	TF-gene	miRNA-gene	miRNA-TF	TF-miRNA
TF-FFL	13,005	82	59	170	12,680	7001	174	0	5505
miRNA-FFL	25	20	13	12	61	23	23	15	0
Composite-FFL	93	42	30	24	225	64	77	42	42
Total	13,123	82	59	171	12,821	7043	174	57	5547

^aDefinition of the nodes and links is the same as in Table 1
^bFFL: feed-forward loop

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