In terms of preoperative labs, those with AKI had higher BUN (27.2 vs. 21.4, P <  0.001), lower albumin (3.9 vs. 4.0, P = 0.005), and lower hematocrit (38.5% vs. 40.7%, P <  0.001) levels. The gene discussed is ALB; the disease is acute kidney injury.