Besides the three genes (Mmp2, Rtn4 and Pdlim5) mentioned above, we also found several other interesting genes in literature, such as Ptgs1 (up-regulated in HF-rats with 2.06 folds) and Glrx2 (up-regulated in HF-rats with 1.35 folds). This evidence concerns the gene GLRX2 and hydrops fetalis.