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. Here, PACSIN3 is linked to metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease.