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Study design flowchart. NAFLD: nonalcoholic fatty liver disease; HOMA-IR: homeostatic model assessment for insulin resistance; TNF-α: tumor necrosis factor-alpha; HMGB-1: high mobility group box 1; TBARS: thiobarbituric acid reactive substances; EGFR: epidermal growth factor receptor; CD: cluster of differentiation; IL: interleukin; IGF: insulin growth factor; TGF-β: transforming growth factor-beta; MMP-2: metalloproteinase 2; FIB-4: fibrosis 4 index; NFS: NAFLD fibrosis score.
