The expression levels of several SLC2 family members, including GLUT1, GLUT3, GLUT5, GLUT6, GLUT8, GLUT9, and GLUT12, are significantly upregulated in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), a progressive form of NAFLD (Karim et al., 2014). Here, SLC2A5 is linked to metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis.