About the Authors

Lo-Kong Chan

Affiliation Liver Cancer and Hepatitis Research Laboratory and SH Ho Foundation Research Laboratories, Department of Pathology, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China

Frankie Chi Fat Ko

Affiliation Liver Cancer and Hepatitis Research Laboratory and SH Ho Foundation Research Laboratories, Department of Pathology, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China

Irene Oi-Lin Ng

Affiliation Liver Cancer and Hepatitis Research Laboratory and SH Ho Foundation Research Laboratories, Department of Pathology, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China

Judy Wai Ping Yam

judyyam@pathology.hku.hk

Affiliations Liver Cancer and Hepatitis Research Laboratory and SH Ho Foundation Research Laboratories, Department of Pathology, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China, Centre for Cancer Research, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: LKC IOLN JWPY. Performed the experiments: LKC. Analyzed the data: LKC FCFK IOLN JWPY. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: LKC FCFK IOLN JWPY. Wrote the paper: LKC IOLN JWPY.