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. 2021 Dec 14;9(12):1915. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines9121915
AASLD American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
ALT alanine transaminase
AST aspartate transaminase
BMI body mass index
CAP controlled attenuation parameter
EASD European Association for the Study of Diabetes
EASL European Association for the Study of the Liver
EASO European Association for the Study of Obesity
ENPP1 ectonucleotide pyrophosphatase phosphodiesterase 1
ESPGHAN European Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
FIB-4 fibrosis-4
GCKR glucokinase regulator
GGT gamma-glutamyltransferase
GWAS genome-wide association studies
HSL hormone-sensitive lipase
IR insulin resistance
MAFLD metabolic associated fatty liver diseases
MRE magnetic resonance elastography
MRI-PDFF magnetic resonance (MR) imaging–proton density fat fraction
MRS-PDFF MR spectroscopy–proton density fat fraction
NAFL nonalcoholic fatty liver
NAFLD nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
NASPGHAN North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
NASH nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
PNFI Pediatric NAFLD Fibrosis Index
PNFS Pediatric NAFLD Fibrosis Score
PNPLA3 patatin-like phospholipase domain-containing protein 3
PPAR peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor
RCT randomized clinical trial
SIRT1 sirtuin-1
TE transient elastography
TM6SF2 transmembrane 6 superfamily member 2
USS ultrasound scan
VLDL very low density lipoprotein