{
  "slug": "nafld-mash-metabolic-associated-steatohepatitis",
  "id": "nafld-mash-metabolic-associated-steatohepatitis-biomarkers",
  "condition": {
    "name": "NAFLD / MASH (Metabolic-Associated Steatohepatitis)",
    "shortName": "NAFLD / MASH (Metabolic-Associated Steatohepatitis)",
    "alternateNames": []
  },
  "page": {
    "title": "NAFLD / MASH (Metabolic-Associated Steatohepatitis) Biomarker Atlas | Blood Tests & Molecular Alterations",
    "breadcrumbName": "NAFLD / MASH (Metabolic-Associated Steatohepatitis) Biomarkers",
    "description": "Searchable atlas of NAFLD / MASH (Metabolic-Associated Steatohepatitis) biomarkers, from peer-reviewed literature comparing patient levels vs. healthy controls.",
    "keywords": [
      "NAFLD / MASH (Metabolic-Associated Steatohepatitis) biomarkers",
      "NAFLD / MASH (Metabolic-Associated Steatohepatitis) blood tests",
      "biomarker atlas",
      "biomarker database"
    ],
    "canonical": "https://research.opensourcemed.info/nafld-mash-metabolic-associated-steatohepatitis-biomarkers.html",
    "hero": "Molecular alterations reported in NAFLD / MASH (Metabolic-Associated Steatohepatitis) compared to healthy controls, from peer-reviewed literature.",
    "dateModified": "2026-07-03"
  },
  "categories": {
    "hepatic": "Hepatic",
    "other": "Other"
  },
  "filters": [
    "hepatic",
    "other"
  ],
  "markers": [
    {
      "name": "ALT",
      "alternateName": "ALT",
      "direction": "up",
      "category": "hepatic",
      "comparison": "NAFLD vs without NAFLD",
      "symptoms": "",
      "reference": {
        "citation": "Liu et al. 2023",
        "doi": "10.3390/nu15081892"
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "AST",
      "alternateName": "AST",
      "direction": "up",
      "category": "hepatic",
      "comparison": "NAFLD vs without NAFLD",
      "symptoms": "",
      "reference": {
        "citation": "Liu et al. 2023",
        "doi": "10.3390/nu15081892"
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Cytokeratin-18 (CK-18)",
      "alternateName": "Cytokeratin-18 (CK-18)",
      "direction": "up",
      "category": "hepatic",
      "comparison": "NASH vs without NASH/healthy controls",
      "symptoms": "",
      "reference": {
        "citation": "Feldstein et al. 2009",
        "doi": "10.1002/hep.23050"
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Ferritin",
      "alternateName": "Ferritin",
      "direction": "up",
      "category": "other",
      "comparison": "NAFLD vs normal/no iron overload",
      "symptoms": "",
      "reference": {
        "citation": "Padureanu et al. 2021",
        "doi": "10.3892/etm.2021.10790"
      },
      "testType": "BloodTest",
      "loinc": "2276-4"
    },
    {
      "name": "GGT",
      "alternateName": "GGT",
      "direction": "up",
      "category": "hepatic",
      "comparison": "NAFLD with elevated inflammatory activity vs lower GGT levels",
      "symptoms": "",
      "reference": {
        "citation": "Liang et al. 2023",
        "doi": "10.1016/j.jhep.2023.04.025"
      }
    }
  ]
}