PPARGC1A and familial pancreatic carcinoma: Finally, PGC1α protein levels were significantly higher in pancreatic cancer patients vs. controls (median 1.58 IQR 1.15; 2.06 vs. 0.73 IQR 0.42; 1.12, p = 0.004) (Figure 3B), whereas no differences were observed among the other cancer groups.