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. 2020 Aug 10;10(8):579. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics10080579
AASLD American Association for the study of Liver Diseases
AFP α-Fetoprotein
AFP-L3 Lens culinaris-agglutinin-reactive fraction of AFP
AGA American Gastroenterology Association
AIM Apoptosis inhibitor of macrophage
AST aspartate aminotransferase
ALT alanine aminotransferase
BMI body mass index
HA hyaluronic acid
P3NP aminoterminal propeptide of type 3 procollagen
TIMP-1 tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase type 1
CTC circulating tumor cells
CfDNA cell-free DNA
cfRNA cell-free RNA
EV extracellular vesicle
DCP des-γ-carboxy pro-thrombin
CI confidence interval
CT computed tomography
ELF enhanced liver fibrosis
ELISA enzyme linked immunosolvent assay
FIB-4 Fibrosis-4
NFS NAFLD fibrosis score
HBV hepatitis B virus
HCV hepatitis C virus
HCC hepatocellular carcinoma
HR hazard ratio
HSD17B13 hydroxysteroid 17- beta dehydrogenase 13
FLD fatty liver disease
M2BPGi Mac-2 binding protein glycosylation isomer
MBOAT7 membrane bound O-acyl-transferase domain circulating 7
MDCT multidetector CT
miRNA microRNA
MRE magnetic resonance elastography
MRI magnetic resonance imaging
ECCM-MRI extracellular contrast media-enhanced MRI
NAFLD nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
NASH nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
NIT noninvasive test
TIMP-1 tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase type 1,
PIVKA-II protein induced by vitamin K
P3NP aminoterminal propeptide of type 3 procollagen
PNPLA3 patatin-like phospholipase domain-containing protein 3
QALY quality-adjusted life year
RIA radioimmunoassay
SNP single nucleotide polymorphism
TIMP-1 tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase type 1
TM6SF transmembrane 6 superfamily member 2
US ultrasonography
VCTE vibration-controlled transient elastography