The genes RBM15, RBM15B, ZC3H13, YTHDF1, YTHDF2, YTHDF3, IGFBP1, IGFBP3, and ALKBH5 were all found to be more highly expressed in pancreatic cancer tissue than in normal tissue. This evidence concerns the gene IGFBP3 and familial pancreatic carcinoma.