About the Authors

Jung Hoon Cha

Affiliations The Catholic University Liver Research Center, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Department of Internal Medicine College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Si Hyun Bae

baesh@catholic.ac.kr

Affiliations The Catholic University Liver Research Center, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Department of Internal Medicine College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Hye Lim Kim

Affiliations The Catholic University Liver Research Center, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Department of Internal Medicine College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Na Ri Park

Affiliations The Catholic University Liver Research Center, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Department of Internal Medicine College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Eun Suk Choi

Affiliations The Catholic University Liver Research Center, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Department of Internal Medicine College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Eun Sun Jung

Affiliation Hospital Pathology, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Jong Young Choi

Affiliations The Catholic University Liver Research Center, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Department of Internal Medicine College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Seung Kew Yoon

Affiliations The Catholic University Liver Research Center, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Department of Internal Medicine College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Competing Interests

This study was supported by research funds from the Samil Pharm. Co., Ltd., Korea. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SHB JHC. Performed the experiments: JHC HLK NRP ESC. Analyzed the data: ESJ. Wrote the paper: JHC. Other Discussion: SHB JYC SKY.