The following parameters were not significantly different between the NELL1-positive MGN and other groups: smoking, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, HBV/HCV infection, antinuclear antibody positivity, Cr, TP, Alb, C3, edema, proteinuria, nephrotic syndrome, selectivity index, and hematuria. The gene discussed is ALB; the disease is diabetes mellitus.