Our findings also revealed 15 hepatic steatosis associated DEGs, including CD36, CIDEA, GPT, MFSD2A, MYC, NR0B2, NR1I3, PNLIP, RGS16, XBP1, SULTLE1, FABP5, GCK, PNPLA3 and SPP1 (59–68). Here, SPP1 is linked to fatty liver disease.