Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is a complex genetic disease, mainly determined by oncogenic activation of Kirsten rat sarcoma virus (KRAS) and mutations in tumor suppressor genes such Cyclin Dependent Kinase Inhibitor 2A (CDKN2A), Transformation Related Protein 53 (TP53), Lysine Demethylase 6A (KDM6A), Breast Cancer Gene (BRCA1/2), and SMAD Family Member 4 (SMAD4; Yachida and Iacobuzio-Donahue, 2009). The gene discussed is TP53; the disease is hereditary disease.