In another cohort of more than 50 women admitted to the intensive care unit, serum NGAL was found raised in eclampsia, mortality or increased stay in intensive care.7 In another case-control study, with age, gestational age matched controls, serum NGAL was found raised in women with pre-eclampsia, compared to normotensive women.8 This rise in NGAL has been considered to be associated with inflammation, ischemia and changes due to oxidative stress induced by hypertension during pregnancy. The gene discussed is LCN2; the disease is hypertensive disorder.