Nix was thought to be an oncogene that disrupted the interaction of BCL2 with BECN1, and Nix‐associated autophagy might be associated to survival of solid tumours in hypoxic environments, such as Nix promoting survival of glioblastoma and pancreatic cancer cells.116, 117. The gene discussed is BNIP3L; the disease is familial pancreatic carcinoma.