Fifteen core genes, DNAJB9, VPS53, SCGN, CMAS, RGS6, FASLG, ABHD10, ATRN, PLA2G2F, ITIH2, ROBO1, SGCG, SH3GL2, CNR1, and FOXN3, were identified as shared between NAFLD and T2D. This evidence concerns the gene FASLG and type 2 diabetes mellitus.