TNFSF13B and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis: Bienertova et al. [24] reported high diet-related serum BAFF in Czech Caucasian individuals, as well as its relationship with body fat and abdominal OB in women, whereas high serum BAFF was also found to be an independent risk factor for non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) developing in OW and OB Japanese subjects [25].