Persistent cryoglobulinemia after antiviral treatment is associated with advanced fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C patients

• Batbold Batsaikhan,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Software, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3109-2166

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• Ching-I. Huang,

  Roles Data curation

  Affiliations Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Hepatobiliary Section, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

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• Ming-Lun Yeh,

  Roles Data curation

  Affiliations Hepatobiliary Section, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

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• Chung-Feng Huang,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis

  Affiliations Hepatobiliary Section, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

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• Yi-Hung Lin,

  Roles Data curation

  Affiliations Hepatobiliary Section, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

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• Po-Cheng Liang,

  Roles Data curation

  Affiliations Hepatobiliary Section, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

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• Ming-Yen Hsieh,

  Roles Data curation

  Affiliations Hepatobiliary Section, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

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• Yi-Ching Lin,

  Roles Data curation

  Affiliations School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Department of Pediatrics, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

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• Jee-Fu Huang,

  Roles Data curation

  Affiliations Hepatobiliary Section, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

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• Wan-Long Chuang,

  Roles Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Hepatobiliary Section, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2376-421X

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• Jin-Ching Lee,

  Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

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• Ming-Lung Yu,

  Roles Writing – original draft

  Affiliations Hepatobiliary Section, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

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• Hsing-Tao Kuo ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Hsing-Tao Kuo, Chia-Yen Dai

  Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Division of Hepatogastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan

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• Chia-Yen Dai

  Contributed equally to this work with: Hsing-Tao Kuo, Chia-Yen Dai

  Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: daichiayen@gmail.com

  Affiliations Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Hepatobiliary Section, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, College of Professional Studies, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung, Taiwan

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2296-3054

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