A possible association between acute idiopathic pancreatitis and IBD might involve a common genetic susceptibility locus between IBD and AP such as the myosin IXB (MYO9B), membrane-associated guanylate kinase inverted 2 (MAGI2) genes, and the gene encoding the partition-defective 3 protein (PARD3 gene) [24]. The gene discussed is PARD3; the disease is inflammatory bowel disease.