Background: Two single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in microRNA (miRNA) genes, miR-149 C>T (rs2292832) and miR-499 A>G (rs3746444), may be associated with risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but the results remain controversial. Available evidence was meta-analyzed to assess the potential association. Methods: PubMed/Medline, Embase, Web of Science, the Cochrane Library, CBM databases, a...