MT-TP and Hepatic steatosis: The aim of the present study was to determine whether the -493G/T (rs1800591), I128T (rs3816873), Q95H (rs61733139), and Q244E (rs17599091) Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) in the MTTP gene are linked to the presence of hepatic steatosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C.