Among the three women suffering from preeclampsia as pregnancy complication and delivered at 39w6d, 37w6d, and 38w, the corresponding hepcidin levels in their (nonhemolyzed) cord blood samples were 5.3, 12.0, and 37.1 μg/L, respectively, showing large interindividual variability. The gene discussed is HAMP; the disease is preeclampsia.