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GLOSSARY

AACR American Association for Cancer FXR farnesoid X receptor
Research
GGT gamma-glutamyl transferase

AFLD alcoholic fatty liver disease GNMT glycine N-methytransferase

AKT protein kinase B HbA1c glycated hemoglobin

ALD alcoholic liver disease HBV hepatitis B virus

ALT alanine transaminase HCC hepatocellular carcinoma

AMP adenosine monophosphate HCV hepatitis C virus

AMPK AMP-activated protein kinase HDL high-density lipoprotein

APRI aspartate aminotransferase-to- HE hepatic encephalopathy
platelet ratio index

ARFI acoustic radiation force impulse HFE human hemochromatosis protein

AST aspartate transaminase HIC hepatic iron concentration

AUROC area under the receiver operator HOMA homeostasis model assessment
characteristic curve
HR hazard ratio

BMI body mass index HSC hepatic stellate cell

CHD coronary heart disease IKK I kappa B kinase

CK18 cytokeratin-18 IL interleukin

CPT Child-Pugh-Turcotte IR insulin resistance

CV cardiovascular IS insulin sensitivity

CVD cardiovascular disease JNK c-Jun N-terminal protein kinase

DEXA dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry LAGB laparoscopic adjustable gastric
scan banding

DHA docosahexaenoic acid LDL low-density lipoprotein

DIOS dysmetabolic iron overload LFTs liver function tests
syndrome
LKB1 liver kinase B1
ELF enhanced liver fibrosis
LSM liver stiffness measurement
EORTC European Organisation for
Research and Treatment of Cancer LT liver transplantation

ER endoplasmic reticulum LyPC lysophosphocholine

FFA free fatty acid MAT1A methionine adenosyltransferase 1,
alpha
FIB-4 Fibrosis-4 score
MDBs Mallory-Denk bodies
FLIP fatty liver inhibition of progression
MDS Mediterranean Diet Score

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