Interestingly, on the same chromosome 5, ∼50 kb separate pre-miR-146a (OMIM*610566) from the pituitary tumor-transforming gene 1 (PTTG1) (OMIM*604147), reported to be overexpressed in thyroid carcinomas (9, 10, 11). This evidence concerns the gene PTTG1 and thyroid gland carcinoma.