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