Circulating miR-132-3p as a Candidate Diagnostic Biomarker for Malignant Mesothelioma

Table 1

Characteristics of the study groups.

		Discovery		Verification
		Mesothelioma patients ()	Asbestos-exposed controls ()	Mesothelioma patients ()	Asbestos-exposed controls ()
Gender	Male	21	21	22	44
Age (years)	Median (range)	72 (35–85)	72 (43–82)	72 (39–85)	72 (49–85)
Smoking status	Ever	12	12	9	20
	Never	9	9	11	22
Histological subtype	Epithelioid	14		14
	Biphasic	4		2
	Sarcomatoid	3		2
	Not specified	0		4

Smoking status was not available for four participants.