| ANOVA | Analysis of Variance |
| ALT | alanine aminotransferase |
| AST | aspartate aminotransferase |
| HCC | hepatocellular carcinoma |
| HCV | hepatitis C virus |
| HSD17B13 | 17β-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 13 |
| GGT | Gamma-glutamyl transferase |
| MAF | minor allele frequency |
| MELD | Model for End-Stage Liver Disease |
| NAFLD | non-alcoholic fatty liver disease |
| NASH | non-alcoholic steatohepatitis |
| NF-kB | nuclear factor ‘kappa-light-chain-enhancer’ of activated B-cells |
| PNPLA3 | patatin-like phospholipase domain-containing protein 3 |
| OR | odds ratio |
| SAMM50 | Sorting and assembly machinery component 50 homolog |
| TLR | toll-like receptor |
| TM6SF2 | Transmembrane 6 superfamily 2 |