About the Authors
- Nao Nishida
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* E-mail: nishida-75@umin.ac.jp
Affiliations Research Center for Hepatitis and Immunology, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan, Department of Human Genetics, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Hiromi Sawai
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Affiliation Department of Human Genetics, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Kentaro Matsuura
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Affiliation Department of Virology and Liver Unit, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
- Masaya Sugiyama
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Affiliation Research Center for Hepatitis and Immunology, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan
- Sang Hoon Ahn
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Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
- Jun Yong Park
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Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
- Shuhei Hige
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Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
- Jong-Hon Kang
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Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Teine Keijinkai Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
- Kazuyuki Suzuki
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Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Japan
- Masayuki Kurosaki
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Affiliation Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Musashino Red Cross Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
- Yasuhiro Asahina
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Affiliation Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Musashino Red Cross Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
- Satoshi Mochida
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Affiliation Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan
- Masaaki Watanabe
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Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
- Eiji Tanaka
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Affiliation Department of Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
- Masao Honda
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Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa, Japan
- Shuichi Kaneko
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Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa, Japan
- Etsuro Orito
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Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, Nagoya Daini Red Cross Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
- Yoshito Itoh
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Affiliation Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
- Eiji Mita
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Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, National Hospital Organization Osaka National Hospital, Osaka, Japan
- Akihiro Tamori
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Affiliation Department of Hepatology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
- Yoshikazu Murawaki
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Affiliation Second Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Yonago, Japan
- Yoichi Hiasa
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Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology and Metabology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Ehime, Japan
- Isao Sakaida
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Affiliation Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi, Japan
- Masaaki Korenaga
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Affiliation Division of Hepatology and Pancreatology, Kawasaki Medical College, Kurashiki, Japan
- Keisuke Hino
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Affiliation Division of Hepatology and Pancreatology, Kawasaki Medical College, Kurashiki, Japan
- Tatsuya Ide
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Affiliation Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan
- Minae Kawashima
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Affiliation Department of Human Genetics, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Yoriko Mawatari
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Affiliations Research Center for Hepatitis and Immunology, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan, Department of Human Genetics, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Megumi Sageshima
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Affiliation Department of Human Genetics, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Yuko Ogasawara
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Affiliation Department of Human Genetics, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Asako Koike
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Affiliation Central Research Laboratory, Hitachi Ltd., Kokubunji, Tokyo, Japan
- Namiki Izumi
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Affiliation Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Musashino Red Cross Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
- Kwang-Hyub Han
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Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
- Yasuhito Tanaka
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Affiliation Department of Virology and Liver Unit, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
- Katsushi Tokunaga
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Affiliation Department of Human Genetics, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Masashi Mizokami
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Affiliation Research Center for Hepatitis and Immunology, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan
Competing Interests
AK is an employee of the Central Research Laboratory, Hitachi Ltd. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: NN HS YT. Performed the experiments: HS Y. Mawatari M. Sageshima YO. Analyzed the data: NN MK AK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: KM M. Sugiyama SHA JYP SH JHK KS M. Kurosaki YA SM MW ET MH SK EO YI EM AT Y. Murawaki YH IS M. Korenaga KH TI NI KHH YT MM. Wrote the paper: NN M. Kawashima YT KT MM.