Of the patients with baseline cirrhosis, none were Child-Pugh B or C, none had a history of a decompensating event (e.g., hepatic encephalopathy, ascites), and none had two or more of the following laboratory abnormalities: INR ≥1.7, total bilirubin ≥2 mg/dl, or albumin ≤3.5 g/dl. This evidence concerns the gene ALB and Ascites.