In patients with DRD, log10 mRNA expression showed a similar behaviour for alpha-actinin-4 (p = 0.004), podocin (p = 0.039), podocalyxin (p = 0.019), and for TGF-β1 (0.016), CTGF (0.007) and VEGF-A (0.025). This evidence concerns the gene ACTN4 and dystonia 5.