Therefore, these genes (SMOC2, NRK, PDE5A, CTSK, MXRA5, CRISPLD1, COL14A1, SFRP4, OGN, PI16, HTRA1 and C1QTNF2) might be the biomarkers of HF, which could regulate organization of ECM to affect HF progression. Here, C1QTNF2 is linked to hydrops fetalis.