Serum kynurenine levels are a novel biomarker to predict the prognosis of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

• Shigemune Bekki,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – original draft

  Affiliations Clinical Research Center, National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Medical Center, Omura, Nagasaki, Japan, Department of Viral Hepatitis, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Japan

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3375-1372

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• Satoru Hashimoto,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation, Resources

  Current address: Department of Gastroenterology, Japan Community Health care Organization Kyushu Hospital, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan

  Affiliation Clinical Research Center, National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Medical Center, Omura, Nagasaki, Japan

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• Kazumi Yamasaki,

  Roles Formal analysis, Supervision

  Affiliation Clinical Research Center, National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Medical Center, Omura, Nagasaki, Japan

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• Atsumasa Komori,

  Roles Resources, Supervision

  Affiliation Clinical Research Center, National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Medical Center, Omura, Nagasaki, Japan

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• Seigo Abiru,

  Roles Resources

  Affiliation Clinical Research Center, National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Medical Center, Omura, Nagasaki, Japan

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• Shinya Nagaoka,

  Roles Resources

  Affiliation Clinical Research Center, National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Medical Center, Omura, Nagasaki, Japan

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• Akira Saeki,

  Roles Resources

  Affiliation Clinical Research Center, National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Medical Center, Omura, Nagasaki, Japan

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• Tomoyuki Suehiro,

  Roles Resources

  Affiliation Clinical Research Center, National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Medical Center, Omura, Nagasaki, Japan

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• Yuki Kugiyama,

  Roles Resources

  Affiliation Clinical Research Center, National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Medical Center, Omura, Nagasaki, Japan

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• Asami Beppu,

  Roles Resources

  Affiliation Clinical Research Center, National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Medical Center, Omura, Nagasaki, Japan

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• Tamotsu Kuroki,

  Roles Supervision

  Affiliations Clinical Research Center, National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Medical Center, Omura, Nagasaki, Japan, Department of Viral Hepatitis, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Japan

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• Minoru Nakamura,

  Roles Supervision

  Affiliations Clinical Research Center, National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Medical Center, Omura, Nagasaki, Japan, Department of Viral Hepatitis, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Japan

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• Masahiro Ito,

  Roles Supervision

  Affiliations Clinical Research Center, National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Medical Center, Omura, Nagasaki, Japan, Department of Viral Hepatitis, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Japan

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• Hiroshi Yatsuhashi

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: yatsuhashihiroshi@gmail.com

  Affiliations Clinical Research Center, National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Medical Center, Omura, Nagasaki, Japan, Department of Viral Hepatitis, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Japan

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