Hypoproteinemia follows reduced synthesis of protein as a result of chronic hepatopathies; malabsorption caused by enteritis, tumors, and parasitism; increased loss of protein consequent upon glomerular disorder and starvation or malnutrition.29,31 Albumin is the most abundant protein found in plasma and therefore their reduction always causes hypo-proteinemia. This evidence concerns the gene ALB and glomerular disorder.