The final pool of predictors in the developed primary models—selected based on significance in backward selection (p < 0.1) and inclusion in at least 10 of 20 imputed datasets—comprised age, illness duration, oedema, regional lymphadenopathy, hepatomegaly, peripheral blood lymphocyte count, platelet count, and serum albumin levels (Table 2). The gene discussed is ALB; the disease is edema.