A recent study showed a lack of TRIM8 protein expression, with suppressor of cytokine signaling 1 (SOCS1) overexpression, in podocytes and tubules from a patient with a TRIM8 variant, who presented with epileptic encephalopathy and focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS). This evidence concerns the gene SOCS1 and focal segmental glomerulosclerosis.