In cases of ALD, which is frequently accompanied by malnutrition, albumin synthesis declines [12-13] As shown in Table 1(see PDF),this study also reveals that the mean albumin concentration in cases is 3.27+0.89g/dL, which is lower than the 4.28+0.39g/dL of healthy controls. The gene discussed is ALB; the disease is nutritional deficiency disease.