Although a decrease in liver protein synthesis function (albumin, PT; p < 0.05) was noted, that may also be influenced by other factors such as enteric loss (i.e., PLE) or the use of anticoagulants; therefore, only the reduction of platelet count (<150,000 mm3; p < 0.05), the presence of lymphopenia (<1.1 mm3; p < 0.001) and the increased levels of GGT (p < 0.05) were abnormalities significantly related to advanced FALD in our patients. The gene discussed is ALB; the disease is lymphopenia.