About the Authors

Li-Shuai Qu

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Jiangsu Province, China

Jin-Xia Liu

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Jiangsu Province, China

Tao-Tao Liu

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Xi-Zhong Shen

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Tao-Yang Chen

Affiliation Qidong Liver Cancer Institute, Qidong, Jiangsu Province, China

Zheng-Pin Ni

Affiliation Qidong Liver Cancer Institute, Qidong, Jiangsu Province, China

Cui-Hua Lu

lucuihua@yeah.net

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Jiangsu Province, China

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: LSQ CHL. Performed the experiments: LSQ TTL. Analyzed the data: XZS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JXL TYC ZPN. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: LSQ.