Laboratory data at diagnosis were as follows: total bilirubin (TB), 7.3 ± 9.7 mg/dl; ALT, 537.8 ± 732.1 U/l; alkaline phosphatase (ALP), 440.8 ± 240.6 U/l; Alb, 3.3 ± 0.7 g/dl; and PT, 72.9 ± 22.9 %. The gene discussed is ALB; the disease is tuberculosis.