Comparing moderate to more advanced NAFLD, only 15 DEGs (VCAN, IGFALS, MDGA1, DPPA4, COL10A1, PPP1R1A, PLK2, MAT1A, NDST3, PACSIN3, HACD1, TMC4, ZMAT3, OR7D2, FAM166A) were differentially expressed indicating high similarity in global gene expression. This evidence concerns the gene NDST3 and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease.