Cardiovascular disease was far more common in other ESRD patients than among LN- or GN-ESRD patients, and those with LN-ESRD were less likely to report smoking and also had lower body mass index (BMI) and lower levels of albumin and hemoglobin than those with GN-ESRD or other ESRD (Table 1). The gene discussed is ALB; the disease is ganglioneuroma.