Genetic predisposition in metabolic-dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease and cardiovascular outcomes-Systematic review.

Despite inconclusive results in Asian populations, rs641738C > T near MBOAT7 is associated with increased hepatic fat, MAFLD severity, susceptibility to develop NASH, advanced fibrosis and HCC in adults from Caucasian, Hispanic and African American ethnicities with MAFLD, as well as elevated ALT levels in children, while exerting neutral effects in CAD.