HLA-G and nasopharyngeal carcinoma: However, the rs2910164*C miR-146a was associated with increased risk factor for nasopharyngeal carcinoma [14]. HLA-G is an asthma-susceptibility gene and within its 3′-UTR rs1063320*G (+13142 C/G) miR-152 family (miR-148a, -148b, and -152) with more stable binding to HLA-G mRNA was shown to conserve the miRNA target site and to be protective against asthma only in children of asthmatic mothers.