MSLN and familial pancreatic carcinoma: To elucidate the role of mesothelin overexpression in pancreatic cancer cell proliferation, we used the 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay, comparing the cell growth rate among the mesothelin -overexpressing MIA PaCa-2 stable cell line, the empty vector MIA PaCa-2 stable cell line, and the unrelated MIA PaCa-2 cell line.