More specifically, albumin (CCIE median and range 3.05 g/dl (1.13 g/dl-3.43 g/dl) vs. RG median and range 3.48 g/dl (2.9 g/dl to 3.85 g/dl, p = 0.045) and total protein (CCIE median and range 5.63 g/dl (3.1 g/dl-6.4 g/dl) vs. RG median and range 6.26 g/dl (5.8 g/dl to 7.1 g/dl), p = 0.023) were significantly lower in the CCIE group, as expected due to the presence of dogs with protein losing enteropathy and panhypoproteinemia. The gene discussed is ALB; the disease is Protein-losing enteropathy.