As reported in Table 2, rs1260326 C/T in GCKR, rs58542926 C/T in TM6SF2, rs738409 C/G in PNPLA3 and MBOAT7 rs641738 T allele emerged as significantly associated with the presence of NAFLD (all P ≤ 0.05). This evidence concerns the gene MBOAT7 and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease.