We did not find mutations in any of the above-mentioned genes or in genes with mutations reported as risk factors for pancreatic cancer from recent genome-wide association studies (TNS3, NOC2L, HNF4G, HNF1B, GRP, UHMK1, AP1G2, DNTA, CHST6, FGFR3 and EPHA1)27,31–33. The gene discussed is FGFR3; the disease is familial pancreatic carcinoma.