PC, pancreatic cancer; miR-384, microRNA-384; AFAP1-AS1, actin filament-associated protein 1 antisense RNA 1; NC, negative control; RT-qPCR, reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction; GAPDH, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase; ACVR1, activin receptor A type I; ABCG2, ATP-binding cassette subfamily G member 2; SP, side population. Here, AFAP1 is linked to familial pancreatic carcinoma.