Similarly, placental Gal-3 protein expression was increased in the preeclampsia group (control 167.4 ± 56.7 vs preeclampsia 498.2 ± 531.5, pg/mL, p = 0.004; Fig. 1b); however, no correlation between placental Gal-3 expression and preeclampsia was observed (r = 0.361, p = 0.155, Table 1), even when adjusted for gestational and maternal age (r = 0.356, p = 0.193; Table 1). This evidence concerns the gene LGALS3 and preeclampsia.