A significant positive correlation was detected between eGFR and density of LC3-labeled podocytes in MCD cases (Fig 4B, p = 0.0025, r = 0.7011), which was not observed in FSGS cases (Fig 4A, p = 0.8079, r = 0.0748). This evidence concerns the gene MAP1LC3A and focal segmental glomerulosclerosis.