Gene expression level of CASC19 was determined in several human pancreatic cancer cell lines (AsPc-1, BxPc-3, MIAPaCa-2, Panc-1 and CAPAN-2) and one normal human pancreatic ductal cell line (hTERT-HPNE) using qRT-PCR. Here, CASC19 is linked to familial pancreatic carcinoma.