About the Authors
- Tomohisa Uchida
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Affiliation Department of Molecular Pathology, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Hasama-machi, Yufu-City, Oita, Japan
- Muhammad Miftahussurur
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Affiliations Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Hasama-machi, Yufu-City, Oita, Japan, Institute of Tropical Disease, Airlangga University, Surabaya, Indonesia
- Rapat Pittayanon
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Affiliation Division of Gastroenterology, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Ratha-korn Vilaichone
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Affiliation Gastroenterology Unit, Thammasat University Hospital, Pathumthani, Thailand
- Naruemon Wisedopas
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Affiliation Department of Pathology, Chulalongkorn University Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
- Thawee Ratanachu-ek
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Affiliation Department of Surgery, Rajavithi Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
- Tetsuko Kishida
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Affiliation Department of Forensic Medicine, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Hasama-machi, Yufu-City, Oita, Japan
- Masatsugu Moriyama
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Affiliation Department of Molecular Pathology, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Hasama-machi, Yufu-City, Oita, Japan
- Yoshio Yamaoka
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* E-mail: yyamaoka@oita-u.ac.jp (YY); vmahachai@gmail.com (VM)
Affiliations Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Hasama-machi, Yufu-City, Oita, Japan, Department of Medicine-Gastroenterology, Baylor College of Medicine and Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
- Varocha Mahachai
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* E-mail: yyamaoka@oita-u.ac.jp (YY); vmahachai@gmail.com (VM)
Affiliation Gastrointestinal and Liver Center, Bangkok Medical Center, Bangkok, Thailand
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: VM TU. Performed the experiments: TU M. Miftahussurur. Analyzed the data: TU M. Miftahussurur NW YY. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RP RV TR. Wrote the paper: VM NW M. Moriyama TK YY. Data collection: RP RV TR.