The first study on 80 patients with type 2 diabetes, with a median eGFR of 92.4 mL/min/1.73 m2 and median UACR of 4.69 mg/g, showed the urinary NGAL to creatinine ratio, among other markers, to be associated with albuminuria. The gene discussed is LCN2; the disease is type 2 diabetes mellitus.