Compared to subjects with asbestosis, carriers of two polymorphic MIR335 rs3807348 alleles were more likely to develop MM (OR = 1.82, 95% CI = 1.05–3.16, P = 0.033), even after adjustment for age (OR = 0.35, 95% CI = 1.10–3.50, P = 0.022). Here, MIR335 is linked to Miyoshi myopathy.