On the basis of this evidence, in this work, we analyzed the urinary excretion of AQP1, AQP2, and AQP5 in three groups of patients: 12 diabetic with no sign of nephropathy (DM), 12 diabetic with histologic diagnosis of diabetic nephropathy (DN), and 11 diabetic with nondiabetic nephropathy (NDN). This evidence concerns the gene AQP1 and diabetes mellitus.