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Ebinuma, Hirotoshi; Saito, Hidetsugu; Tada, Shinichiro; Nakamoto, Nobuhiro; Ohishi, Tazuko; Tsunematsu, Satoshi; Kumagai, Naoki; Tsuchimoto, Kanji; Tsukada, Nobuhiro; Inagaki, Yasutaka; Horie, Yoshinori; Takahashi, Masahiko; Atsukawa, Kazuhiro; Okamura, Yukishige; Kanai, Takanori; Hibi, Toshifumi

Ebinuma, Hirotoshi; Saito, Hidetsugu; Tada, Shinichiro; Nakamoto, Nobuhiro; Ohishi, Tazuko; Tsunematsu, Satoshi; Kumagai, Naoki; Tsuchimoto, Kanji; Tsukada, Nobuhiro; Inagaki, Yasutaka; Horie, Yoshinori; Takahashi, Masahiko; Atsukawa, Kazuhiro; Okamura, Yukishige; Kanai, Takanori; Hibi, Toshifumi.

Ebinuma H; Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Keio University, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan.
Saito H; Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Keio University, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan. hsaito@sc.itc.keio.ac.jp.
Tada S; Department of Pharmacotherapeutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Keio University, 1-5-30 Shiba-Kohen, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8512, Japan. hsaito@sc.itc.keio.ac.jp.
Nakamoto N; Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Keio University, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan.
Ohishi T; Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Keio University, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan.
Tsunematsu S; The Center for Liver Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Kitasato Institute Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Kumagai N; The Center for Liver Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Kitasato Institute Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Tsuchimoto K; The Center for Liver Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Kitasato Institute Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Tsukada N; The Center for Liver Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Kitasato Institute Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Inagaki Y; Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Saiseikai Central Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Horie Y; Department of Internal Medicine, Nihon Kohkan Hospital, Kawasaki, Japan.
Takahashi M; Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Eiju General Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Atsukawa K; Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, National Hospital Organization Tokyo Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan.
Okamura Y; Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hiratsuka City Hospital, Hiratsuka, Japan.
Kanai T; Department of Internal Medicine, Sanokousei Hospital, Sano, Japan.
Hibi T; Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Keio University, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan.