The miRNAs miR-15a, miR-16-1 and let-7a were significantly downregulated in pituitary tumours (by 2.3-fold, P < 0.05; 2.1-fold P < 0.01 and 1.6-fold P < 0.05, respectively) of Men1+/− mice, compared to normal WT pituitaries. This evidence concerns the gene MEN1 and pituitary tumor.