Although univariate analysis had suggested that serum MG-H1 levels in our cohort of adult patients with NAFLD, were correlated with ALT and ballooning (hepatocyte injury and feature of NASH), multiple linear regression indicated that the MG-H1 residue content of serum was not a reliable predictor of NAFLD severity, but was significantly positively correlated with BMI (P < 0.0001). The gene discussed is GPT; the disease is metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis.