TFs, including STAT3 (43), SP1 (44), USF1 (45), USF2 (46), YY1 (47), EGR1 (48), FOXA1 (49), E2F1 (50), NRF1 (51), SRF (52), PPARG (53), JUND (54), TP53 (55), and HNF4A (56), were identified as being associated with the development of DN. Here, EGR1 is linked to liver dysplastic nodule.