AOPPs-albumin plasma concentration was significantly higher in cirrhotic patients (n = 88; median 2.4 μmol/g, IQR 1.3–5.2 μmol/g) compared to CHC patients without cirrhosis (n = 32; median 2.1 μmol/g, IQR 0.9–3.0 μmol/g) (P < 0.05, Table 1). This evidence concerns the gene ALB and Cirrhosis.