About the Authors

Donna N. Douglas

donnad@ualberta.ca

Affiliation Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Toshiyasu Kawahara

Affiliation Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Banu Sis

Affiliation Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

David Bond

Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Karl P. Fischer

Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

D. Lorne J. Tyrrell

Affiliations Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, KMT Hepatech, Inc., Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Jamie T. Lewis

Affiliation Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Norman M. Kneteman

Affiliations Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, KMT Hepatech, Inc., Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Competing Interests

Dr. Kneteman is the Chief Executive Officer and owns stock in KMT Hepatech, Inc. Dr. Lorne Tyrrell owns stock in KMT Hepatech, Inc.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: DND NK. Performed the experiments: DND DB JTL. Analyzed the data: DND TK BS DLT. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: DND KPF NK. Wrote the paper: DND. Provided detailed examination for histopathological findings and text for the manuscript: BS.