CMKLR1 mRNA did not correlate with steatosis grade (r = 0.075, p = 0.582), inflammation (r = 0.054, p = 0.693), fibrosis (r = 0.248, 0.068) and NASH score (r = 0.137, p = 0.314) (Figure 3C and data not shown). Here, CMKLR1 is linked to metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis.