Scatter plots of relative expression of miR-103.

<p>Relative expression of miR-103 in the cellular fraction of human peripheral blood of malignant mesothelioma patients (blue), asbestos-exposed controls (yellow), and controls from the general population (orange) regarding (A) gender, (B) smoking status, and (C) age. The smoking status of one MMP case was not available. Expression values were normalized to miR-125a and expressed as 2^−Ratio. Mann-Whitney tests were performed to examine differences between groups. Spearman correlation coefficient was calculated to evaluate association between miR-103 levels and age.