1. Department of Hepatology; Osaka City University; Osaka Japan
2. Endowed Department of Liver Cirrhosis Therapeutics, Graduate School of Medicine; Osaka City University; Osaka Japan
3. Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medicine; Yokohama City University; Yokohama Japan
4. Department of Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences; Hiroshima University; Hiroshima Japan
5. Department of Gastroenterology; JA Hiroshima Kouseiren General Hospital; Hiroshima Japan
6. Department of Internal Medicine, Saga Medical School; Saga University; Nabeshima, Saga Japan
7. Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology; Fukuchiyama City Hospital; Fukuchiyama Japan
8. Center for Digestive and Liver Diseases; Nara City Hospital; Nara Japan
9. Division of Hepatology and Pancreatology, Department of Internal Medicine; Aichi Medical University; Nagakute Japan
10. Liver Center; Saga University Hospital; Nabeshima, Saga Japan
11. Division of Data Management, Division of Biostatistics, Clinical Research and Medical Innovation Center; Hokkaido University Hospital; Sapporo Japan