About the Authors
- Nao Sugiyama
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Affiliation Department of Virology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
- Asako Murayama
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Affiliation Department of Virology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
- Ryosuke Suzuki
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Affiliation Department of Virology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
- Noriyuki Watanabe
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Affiliation Department of Virology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
- Masaaki Shiina
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Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Shin-Yurigaoka General Hospital, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
- T. Jake Liang
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Affiliation Liver Diseases Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
- Takaji Wakita
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Affiliation Department of Virology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
- Takanobu Kato
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* E-mail: takato@nih.go.jp
Affiliation Department of Virology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: TJL TW TK. Performed the experiments: NS AM RS NW MS TK. Analyzed the data: NS AM TK. Wrote the paper: NS AM MS TK.