Longo et al. identified sixteen predictive factors with a postoperative mortality rate of 5.7% in a group of patients with resections for CRC: ASA ≥ 3, ascites, sodium > 145 mEq/L, platelets < 150,000 mm3, potassium < 3.5 mEq/L, sodium < 135 mEq/L, use of steroids, neurological deficits after stroke, disseminated cancer, abnormal values of serum urea nitrogen, alkaline phosphatase, sensory impairment, and low values of serum albumin [40]. The gene discussed is ALB; the disease is colorectal carcinoma.