aLiver & Energy Metabolism Section, Liver Diseases Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland

bDepartment of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine, Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington DC

cDepartment of Internal Medicine, Eisenhower Health, Rancho Mirage, California

dDigestive Disease Associates

eDepartment of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Received 22 September 2023 Accepted 13 December 2023.

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Correspondence to Yaron Rotman, MD, MSc, FAASLD, Liver & Energy Metabolism Section, Liver Diseases Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Drive, Building 10, Room 10N248C, MSC 1800, Bethesda, MD 20892-1800, USA Tel: +1 301 4516553; e-mail: [email protected]