Consistent with our finding, Bolignano et al. [19] found a significant inverse correlation between eGFR and pNGAL; however, unlike our study, they found a significant correlation between eGFR and CRP as well as fibrinogen and hemoglobin, probably because patients in Bolignano's study [19] were in more advance stages of kidney damage. The gene discussed is CRP; the disease is Nephropathy.