Nevertheless, the molecular functions of the top 10 biomarker candidates (Table 2) are linked to immune response (PIGR, C7, APCS), lipid metabolism (PLTP), and ECM (ADAMTSL2, COL6A1, COL6A2, LGALS3BP, CLU) and all relevant to NASH pathology. Here, COL6A1 is linked to metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis.