The transcription factor NF-κB has been known as an important regulator of the production of the inflammatory molecules and plays a critical role in the inflammatory response and parenchymal injury in pancreatitis (Gukovsky et al., 1998, 2003; Frossard et al., 1999; Satoh et al., 1999; Tak and Firestein, 2001; Vaquero et al., 2001; Chen et al., 2002). The gene discussed is NFKB1; the disease is pancreatitis.