Kenneth I Zheng1, Dan-Qin Sun2, Yi Jin3, Pei-Wu Zhu4, Ming-Hua Zheng5. 1. MAFLD Research Center, Department of Hepatology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China. 2. Affiliated Wuxi Clinical College of Nantong University, Wuxi, China; Department of Nephrology, The Affiliated Wuxi No.2 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, China. 3. Department of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China. 4. Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China. 5. MAFLD Research Center, Department of Hepatology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China; Institute of Hepatology, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China; Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment for The Development of Chronic Liver Disease in Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou, China. Electronic address: zhengmh@wmu.edu.cn.