Diabetes Mellitus Is Associated with Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Retrospective Case-Control Study in Hepatitis Endemic Area

• Ze Zheng ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Ze Zheng, Chao Zhang, Jianhua Yan

  Affiliation Center for Molecular Medicine & Genetics, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, United States of America

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• Chao Zhang ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Ze Zheng, Chao Zhang, Jianhua Yan

  Affiliation Center for Molecular Medicine & Genetics, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, United States of America

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• Jianhua Yan ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Ze Zheng, Chao Zhang, Jianhua Yan

  Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China

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• Yanping Ruan,

  Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China

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• Xiaoyi Zhao,

  Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China

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• Xingting San,

  Affiliation Department of Hepatology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China

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• Yilei Mao,

  Affiliation Department of Hepatology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China

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• Qinghua Sun ,

  * E-mail: kzhang@med.wayne.edu (KZ); sun.224@osu.edu (QS); Fan@pumch.cn (ZF)

  Affiliations Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Davis Heart & Lung Research Institute, College of Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America, Division of Environmental Health Sciences, College of Public Health, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America

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• Kezhong Zhang ,

  * E-mail: kzhang@med.wayne.edu (KZ); sun.224@osu.edu (QS); Fan@pumch.cn (ZF)

  Affiliations Center for Molecular Medicine & Genetics, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, United States of America, Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, United States of America

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• Zhongjie Fan

  * E-mail: kzhang@med.wayne.edu (KZ); sun.224@osu.edu (QS); Fan@pumch.cn (ZF)

  Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China

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