When comparing patients with PSVD to those with cirrhosis, patients with PSVD were younger (46.6 ± 16.5 vs. 56.4 ± 12.8, p < 0.001) and had a better liver function depicted as higher albumin (39.2 ± 5.7mg/dL vs. 36.4 ± 6.0 mg/dL, p = 0.001), lower UNOS-MELD score (9 ± 3 vs. 13 ± 6 points, p < 0.001), and a higher proportion of Child-Pugh (CPS)-class A compared to B and C (78% vs. 39% CPS-class A, 21% vs. 50% CPS-class B and 2% vs. 11% CPS-class C, p < 0.001). This evidence concerns the gene ALB and Cirrhosis.