Palmer et al. found an association between variants in or near PNPLA3, NCAN, GCKR, and PPP1R3B and CT-measured hepatic steatosis in African Americans and an association between variants in or near PNPLA3 and PPP1R3B and CT-measured hepatic steatosis in Hispanic Americans [103]. This evidence concerns the gene PNPLA3 and Hepatic steatosis.