Finally, four autophagy-related lncRNAs (PSMG3-AS1, MIRLET7BHG, RP11-136K7.2, LINC00925) and corresponding mRNAs (CTSD, BAX, FADD, MAPK8IP1, HSPA8, BAK1) underwent ROC analysis to examine their diagnostic performance for NAFLD. The gene discussed is PSMG3; the disease is metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease.