NGFR, also known as low-affinity nerve growth factor, a member of the tumor necrosis receptor family and has been implicated in the paracrine growth regulation of a number of neuronal as well as non-neuronal tumor types [58], such as prostate cancer, invasive ductal breast cancer, pancreatic carcinoma and malignant melanoma. The gene discussed is NGFR; the disease is exocrine pancreatic carcinoma.