1. Baqiyatallah Research Center for Gastroenterology & Liver Diseases (BRCGL), Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2. Department of Virology, Faculty of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
3. Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
4. Student Research Committee, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
5. Rheumatology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
6. Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
7. Middle East Liver Disease (MELD) Center, Tehran, Iran