A study in the Netherlands (including 184 renal transplant recipients) showed a significant association between HGS and 24 hCER (standardized β = 0.33, p < 0.001), independent of adjustment for potential confounders such as age, sex, eGFR, time after transplantation, living donor, BSA, history of CVD, hypertension, glucose levels, albumin, lipids, hs-CRP medication use, and protein intake [17]. The gene discussed is ALB; the disease is Hypertension.