There were no significant differences in age, gender distribution, body mass index (BMI), and routine biochemical parameters such as glucose, AST, ALT, urea, creatinine, uric acid, total protein, albumin, WBCs, lymphocyte count, and platelet count between RA patients and controls (p > 0.05 for all comparisons). The gene discussed is ALB; the disease is rheumatoid arthritis.