Analbuminaemia

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Analbuminaemia is a genetically inherited metabolic defect characterised by an impaired synthesis of serum albumin.^[1]

Natural History, Complications, Prognosis

Despite the fact that albumin is the most common serum protein, analbuminemia is a benign condition.

References

↑ Watkins S, Madison J, Galliano M, Minchiotti L, Putnam FW (1994). “Analbuminemia: three cases resulting from different point mutations in the albumin gene”. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 91 (20): 9417–21. PMID 7937781.

Overview