Table 2.

Patient characteristics of control biopsy samples

Age	Sex	Reason for liver biopsy	Evidence for absence of liver pathology
55	M	Isolated slight gamma‐glutamyl transpeptidase elevation	Normal histology, liver ultrasound and transient elastography
22	M	Slight elevation of transaminases	Normal liver values at time of the biopsy, normal histology, normal liver ultrasound and normal transient elastography
47	F	Slight alanine transaminase and gamma‐glutamyl transpeptidase elevation	Normal liver values at the time of biopsy, normal histology, normal liver ultrasound and normal transient elastography
78	F	Biopsy of normal liver in a patient undergoing an ultrasound guided biopsy of a focal lesion (metastasis of neuroendocrine tumour)	Normal histology of liver parenchyma, normal liver values
63	F	Biopsy of normal liver in a patient undergoing an ultrasound guided biopsy of a focal lesion (focal nodular hyperplasia)	Normal histology of liver parenchyma, normal liver values