All human PIWI proteins were evaluated by Western blot and by immunohistochemistry (IHC) in a panel of five PC-derived cell lines: four from duct-adenocarcinoma differentiation (BxPC-3, Panc04.03, PL45 and RWP1), and one from epithelioid-carcinoma differentiation (PANC-1). This evidence concerns the gene PIWIL1 and carcinoma.