In the univariate analysis comparing patients still on the waiting list and patients who died or were removed due to poor conditions, serum albumin, bilirubin INR, and CTP and MELD scores as well as the presence of ascites and encephalopathy were significantly different between the groups (p < 0.05), whereas serum creatinine and urea were not different (Table 3). The gene discussed is ALB; the disease is Ascites.