KYNU and pancreatic neoplasm: Along with the genes reported to be associated with pancreatic cancer in previous studies, the results of the meta-analysis revealed candidate over-expressed genes for PDAC, many of which have previously received little or no attention, such as KYNU (kynureninase), ITGBL1 (integrin beta-like 1), and ADGRF1 (adhesion G protein-coupled receptor).