KRT18 and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis: By studying a larger cohort, the same group validated the significantly higher plasma CK18 fragments in patients with NASH (n=69) versus those without NASH (n=44) and borderline diagnosis (n=26) [median (25th, 75th percentile), 335 (196, 511), 194 (151, 270), 200 (148, 284), respectively; p<0.001].