In subjects with pulmonary sarcoidosis, a significant inverse correlation was found between albumin and ESR (r = −0.630, P = 0.0001), and CRP (r = −0.350, P = 0.001) but no relationship between albumin and BMI, a crude marker used for nutritional status (r = 0.015, P = 0.574). The gene discussed is CRP; the disease is pulmonary sarcoidosis.