As reported previously, the expression of hepatic LeXis was significantly downregulated in patients with severe steatosis compared with that in patients with mild-to-moderate steatosis (S = 1–2: 6.6 (3.7–12.0); S = 3: 3.2 (1.4–5.5); p = 0.017). This evidence concerns the gene CT70 and steatosis.