GPT and obesity due to melanocortin 4 receptor deficiency: Method: We examined 60 children with MASLD and overweight/obesity (MASLD was diagnosed based on increased liver echogenicity in ultrasound and elevated ALT activity), aged 14.5 years (range 8.5 to 15.8); 33 children with overweight/obesity without MASLD, aged 13.0 years (range 11.4 to 15.8); and 16 healthy controls aged 11.0 years (range 7.0 to 16.2).