In the assessment, serial evaluation, and subsequent sequelae of acute kidney injury (ASSESS-AKI) study, in the matched cohort of 1538 participants, half of whom had AKI during hospitalization, higher urine albumin/creatinine ratio quantified 3 months after hospital discharge was associated with an increased risk of kidney disease progression and served as a risk discriminator [31]. This evidence concerns the gene ALB and acute kidney injury.