An association of albumin with mortality was also found in other studies; in COVID-19 patients [54], hip fracture patients [55,56], patients with infectious diseases [57], newborn patients [58], the lactate-to-albumin ratio in patients with acute myocardial infarction [59], the albumin-bilirubin score in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy [60], a combined index of hemoglobin, albumin, lymphocyte, and platelet in patients with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [61], and the albumin-to-prealbumin ratio in hemodialysis patients [62]. The gene discussed is TTR; the disease is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.