Only 10 (SCAMP1, EMG1, HCP5, TUG1, MAL2, H19, LINC00511, RP11-311C24.1, RP11-400F19.6 and CTC-459F4.3) out of 90 lncRNAs were significantly upregulated in pancreatic cancer samples when compared with normal controls. Here, HCP5 is linked to familial pancreatic carcinoma.