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. 2020 Apr 17;9(4):1005. doi: 10.3390/cells9041005
A2M alpha2macroglobulin
AMEe S-Adenosylmethionine
APO-F Plasmatic apolipoprotein
AUROC Area Under the Receiver Operating Characteristics
ALT alanine aminotransferase
AST aspartate aminotransferase
BCAA Brached chain aminoacid
BMI Body mass index
CAP Controlled attenuated parameter
CHI3L chitinase 3-like protein 1
CK18 Cytokeratin 18
ELF Enhanced Liver Fibrosis panel
ECM Extracellular matrix turnover
FIB-4 Fibrosis Index-4
F3/F4 Fibrosis stage 3 /4
FGF21 gene Fibroblast growth factor gene
FLI Fatty liver Index
FXR Farnesoid X receptor
GGT gammaglutamil transferase
HA Hyaluronic acid
HIS Hepatic Steatosis Index
H-MRS Magnetic resonance spectroscopy
KPa KiloPascal
IL-8 interleukin 8
LC-MS Liquid chromatography-Mass spectrometry
LFQP label free quantitative proteomics approach
LncRNA long non codingRNA
MAF Minor allele frequency
MBOAT7 Membrane-bound O-acyltransferase domain-containing protein 7
MRI-PDFF Magnetic resonance imaging-proton density fat fraction
MRE Magnetic Resonance elastography
MRI Magnetic Resonance Imaging
miRNA microRNA
NAFLD Non alcoholic fatty liver disease
NLFS NAFLD Liver Fat score
NASH Non alcoholic steatohepatitis
NASHTest Non alcoholic steatohepatitis test
NPV negative predictive value
PLT platelets
PNPLA3 Patatin-like phospholipase domain-containing protein 3
PPV Positive predictive value
pSWE Point shear wave elastography
Pro-C3 Pro-ollagen III
sCD soluble macrophage activation marker
T2DM type 2 diabetes mellitus
TE Transient Elastography
TIMP1 Metallopeptidase inhibitor 1
TGs tryglicerides
TM6F2 Transmembrane 6 superfamily mamber 2
TNF tumor necrosis factor
TyG Triglyceride and Glucose Index
US ultrasound
VAI Visceral Adiposity Index