CD36, also called fatty acid translocase, is a fatty acid transport protein that uptakes circulating fatty acids and is normally minimally expressed in hepatocytes; however, previous studies have shown that CD36 is highly inducible by alcohol, contributing to hepatic steatosis, and that CD36 ablation alleviates ethanol-induced hepatocyte lipid accumulation [42,43]. The gene discussed is CD36; the disease is Hepatic steatosis.