Additionally, patients with zinc deficiency had significantly lower mean (SD) blood concentrations of albumin (3.3 g/dL [0.7] vs. 4.0 g/dL [0.5]; p < 0.001) and haemoglobin (10.8 g/dL [2.0] vs. 13.1 g/dL [1.9]; p < 0.001) than the control group. The gene discussed is ALB; the disease is Zinc deficiency.