AASLD	American Association for the Study of Liver Disease
AFP	alpha-fetoprotein
ALD	alcoholic liver disease
ALT	alanine aminotransferase
APOB	apolipoprotein B
AST	aspartate aminotransferase
AUROC	area under receiver operating characteristic curve
BMI	body mass index
CAP	controlled attenuation parameter
CCRK	cycle-related kinase
ctDNAs	cell-circulating tumor DNAs
CLD	chronic liver disease
CEUS	contrast-enhanced ultrasound
Circ-RNAs	circular non-coding RNAs
CT	computed tomography
DAAs	direct antiviral agents
DCP	des-gamma carboxyprothrombin
DPP4	dipeptidyl peptidase 4
EASL	European Association for the Study of the Liver
ECM	extracellular matrix
ELF	enhanced liver fibrosis
ER	endoplasmic reticulum
FFAs	free fatty acids
FIB-4	fibrosis-4 index
GCKR	glucokinase regulator
GP73	Golgi protein-73
GPC3	glypican-3
GPCRs	G protein-coupled receptors
HA	hyaluronic acid
HBV	hepatitis B virus
HCC	hepatocellular carcinoma
HCV	hepatitis C virus
HIF1α	hypoxia-inducible factor-1a
HIV	human immunodeficiency virus
HR	hazard ratio
HSCs	hepatic stellate cells
HSD17B13	17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 13
ICB	immune checkpoint blockade
IFG	impaired fasting glucose
IFN-γ	interferon-gamma
IL	interleukin
IR	insulin resistance
Li-RADS	Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System
lncRNAs	long non-coding RNAs
LSM	liver stiffness measurement
MBOAT7	membrane-bound O-acyltransferase domain-containing 7
miRNA	microRNA
MRE	miRNA response elements
MRI	magnetic resonance imaging
MTA1	metastasis-associated protein 1
NAFLD	non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
NASH	non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
ncRNAs	non-coding RNAs
NFS	NAFLD fibrosis score
NITs	non-invasive tests
NLR	neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio
NTS	neurotensin
OPN	osteopontin
PD-1	programmed cell death-1
PDC1	programmed cell death 1
PDL	programmed death ligand
PIVKA II	pro-thrombin induced by vitamin K absence-II
PLT	platelets
PNPLA3	patatin-like phospholipase domain-containing 3
PRS	polygenic risk score
PSRC1	proline/serine-rich coiled-coil protein 1
P3NP	pro-peptide of type 3 procollagen
RCT	randomized clinical trial
ROS	reactive oxygen species
SGLT2	sodium-glucose cotransporter-2
SNP	single-nucleotide polymorphisms
SVR	sustained virological response
TE	transient elastography
TERT	telomerase reverse transcriptase
TIMP1	tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase type 1
TM6SF2	transmembrane 6 superfamily member 2
T2DM	type 2 diabetes mellitus
TNFs	tumor necrosis factor superfamily
Tregs	T regulatory
US	ultrasound
VCTE	vibration-controlled transient elastography
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor