1 Department of Gastroenterology, North Medical Center of Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Yosanocho, Japan.
2 Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
3 Division of Hepatology and Pancreatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Japan. sumida19701106@yahoo.co.jp.
4 Center for Digestive and Liver Diseases, Nara City Hospital, Nara, Japan.
5 Division of Gastroenterology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan.
6 Department of Gastroenterology, JA Hiroshima Kouseiren General Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan.
7 Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kochi Medical School, Kochi, Japan.
8 Department of Hepatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan.
9 Department of Internal Medicine, Saga Medical School, Saga University, Saga, Japan.
10 Department of Gastroenterology, Nayoro City General Hospital, Nayoro, Japan.
11 Division of Hepatology and Pancreatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Japan.
12 Department of Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Applied Life Sciences, Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
13 Department of Pathology, Nara City Hospital, Nara, Japan.
14 Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan.
15 Hepatology Center, Saiseikai Suita Hospital, Suita, Japan.
The coauthor Masashi Yoneda's affiliation has been incorrectly published in the original publication of the article. The correct affiliation is provided in this correction.