Surprisingly, most of the significantly altered inflammatory serum proteins were present at lower level in NASH compared to the other cohorts (Figures 2B–D; Figure S3) except for sulfotransferase 1A1 (ST1A1) and stem cell factor (SCF), that were both found at significantly higher levels in NASH (Figure 2D). This evidence concerns the gene KITLG and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis.