HAMP and Schnyder corneal dystrophy: To evaluate the expression of HAMP in the renal cortex, we performed real-time RT-PCR and found higher levels of HAMP mRNA in SCD compared to control mice (Figure 4B, HAMP-Actb delta Ct, −13.41 ± 0.58 for SCD vs. −15.29 ± 0.41 for control, p = 0.0189).