Similar differences were noted for serous indirect markers of liver fibrosis: GPR (1.78 vs. 0.18; p < 0.0001), APRI (1.37 vs. 0.27; p < 0.0001), and FIB-4 (1.82 vs. 0.83; p < 0.0001). This evidence concerns the gene ALDH18A1 and Hepatic fibrosis.