The NAFLD related genetic variant, rs738409 C>G SNP (encoding PNPLA3 I148M), was positively associated with USS NAFLD (OR=1.74 [0.86, 3.48]) and more weakly with elevated ALT (OR=1.30 [0.88, 1.93]) but not notably with AST (OR=1.03 [0.63, 1.66]). Here, GPT is linked to metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease.