Admission laboratory values varied but the CLD group had statistically significant lower platelets (174.2 thousands/uL verses 224.4 thousand/uL), sodium (135.1 mmol/L vs 137.4 mmol/L) and albumin (2.8 g/dL verses 3.1 g/dL) levels and higher total bilirubin levels (0.9 mg/dL verses 0.5 mg/dL) (Table 2). The gene discussed is ALB; the disease is congenital secretory chloride diarrhea 1.