In a study inTanzania, the albumin levels of patients with tuberculosis also increased significantlyafter 60 days of antituberculosis treatment, equaling to the levels found in the controlgroup, which is at odds with our findings.(21) In another study conducted in Brazil, tuberculosis patients were followedfor 6 months, and no improvement in albumin levels throughout the study wasobserved.(22). The gene discussed is ALB; the disease is tuberculosis.