Association Of Microrna 146a Polymorphism Rs2910164 And The Risk Of Melanoma In An Italian Population

Association of microRNA 146a polymorphism rs2910164 and the risk of melanoma in an Italian population Macarena Gomez-Lira, Silvia Ferronato, Elisa Orlandi, Anna Dal Molin, Giovanni Malerba, Simona Frigerio, Monica Rodolfo* and Maria Grazia Romanelli* Department of Life and Reproduction Sciences, Section of Biology and Genetics, University of Verona, Verona, Italy; Unit of Immunotherapy, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy Correspondence: Macarena Gomez-Lira, Department of Life and Reproduction Sciences, Section of Biology and Genetics, University of Verona, Strada Le Grazie, 8. 37134 Verona, Italy, Tel.: +39 0458027674, Fax: 0458027180, e-mail: macarena.gomezlira@univr.it *Rodolfo M and Romanelli MG, are both co-senior authors