Corroborating these findings, correlation analysis in the two groups as a whole (Table 3) showed significant positive correlations between ANGPTL8 and AST (r = 0.35, p < 0.05), ALT (r = 0.38, p = 0.01), as well as with the grading of liver steatosis (r = 0.36, p < 0.05). The gene discussed is ANGPTL8; the disease is fatty liver disease.