In a mouse model for adenocarcinoma of the lung, activation of epithelial-expressed FGFR3 by induced expression of FGF9 results in rapid changes in the differentiation state of BADJ cells, increased proliferation of Sftpc+/CC10+ BADJ cells and type II pneumocytes, and the rapid formation of adenomatous tumor nodules (Yin et al., 2013). Here, FGFR3 is linked to lung adenocarcinoma.