In the study concentrated on diabetic nephropathy, Saulnier-Blache et al. [21] did not find any significant differences in plasma LPA levels between diabetic patients with and without diabetic nephropathy (defined as an elevated urinary albumin / creatinine index with or without reduction eGFR < 60 ml / min / 1.73 m2). This evidence concerns the gene ALB and diabetic kidney disease.