The expression of NAMPT, RALGDS, GADD45B, FOSL2, RASD1, and RTP3 did not statistically differ between NASH and simple steatosis, while the expression of PHLDA1 was higher in NASH than in simple steatosis (p-value <0.05). Here, PHLDA1 is linked to metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis.