Our data show that there were higher mRNA expression levels of GNG12 in pancreatic cancer cell lines, especially in MIA Paca‐2, PANC‐1 and BxPC‐3 cells, than in HPDE6‐C7 cells (normal human pancreatic duct epithelial cells) (Fig. 1A). Here, GNG12 is linked to familial pancreatic carcinoma.