Univariate analysis revealed that L haplotype was protective against odds of developing pericellular fibrosis (OR 0.23: 95 % CI 0.08–0.70) and patients with heterozygosity in PNPLA3 locus had a 3 times higher odds of developing pericellular fibrosis as compared to patients CC genotype (OR 3.39: 95 % CI 1.93 – 5.94) (Table 6). Here, PNPLA3 is linked to fibrosis.