Yoshida Naoki et al. also found that peritumoral stromal expression of kindlin-2, a focal adhesion protein regulating the activation of integrins, is associated with shorter recurrence-free survival after R0 resection of PDAC, indicating that kindlin-2 in PSCs promotes the progression of pancreatic cancer (27). The gene discussed is FERMT2; the disease is familial pancreatic carcinoma.