High BMI, serum uric acid, triglyceride and glycated hemoglobin levels, and lower high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C) levels, and AST and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) activities were found in T2D patients who had NAFLD with liver stiffness than those without liver stiffness. The gene discussed is GPT; the disease is metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease.