In thin melanomas (< = 1 mm; n = 129) there was no significant association between RBM3 expression and RFS (data not shown) and a trend, however non-significant, towards a prolonged OS for tumours with high RBM3 expression (RR = 0.48; 95%CI = 0.18-1.24). The gene discussed is RBM3; the disease is melanoma.