Journal ID (nlm-ta): PLoS One
Journal ID (iso-abbrev): PLoS ONE
Journal ID (publisher-id): plos
Journal ID (pmc): plosone
Title:
PLoS ONE
Publisher:
Public Library of Science
(San Francisco, CA USA
)
ISSN
(Electronic):
1932-6203
Publication date
(Electronic):
9
June
2017
Publication date Collection: 2017
Volume: 12
Issue: 6
Electronic Location Identifier: e0178883
Affiliations
[1
]Hepatobiliary Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University
Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
[2
]Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Kaohsiung Medical University
Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
[3
]Special Hematologic Disease Service Center, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital,
Kaohsiung, Taiwan
[4
]Faculty of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical
University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
[5
]Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital, Kaohsiung
Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
[6
]Department of Nursing, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
[7
]Department of Occupational Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung
Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
[8
]Department of Preventive Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung
Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
[9
]Institute of Biomedical Sciences, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
[10
]Liver Center, Division of Gastroenterology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard
Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, UNITED STATES
Author notes
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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Conceptualization: WLC SSC M. L. Yu.
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Formal analysis: TYJ CFH.
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Funding acquisition: CYD ZYL.
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Methodology: CFH M. L. Yu.
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Project administration: CFH M. L. Yu.
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Resources: P. C. Lin YML YSZ WYH SPT SSC.
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Supervision: CIH M. L. Yeh P. C. Liang ZYL SCC JFH CYD CFH WLC M. L. Yu.
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Validation: CFH M. L. Yu.
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Visualization: TYJ CFH M. L. Yu.
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Writing – original draft: TYJ CFH.
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Writing – review & editing: TYJ CFH M. L. Yu.
Author information
Article
Publisher ID:
PONE-D-17-07227
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0178883
PMC ID: 5466320
PubMed ID: 28598970
SO-VID: c5ddc073-c920-422d-ab78-28b3fd9b4a4f
Copyright © © 2017 Jang et al
License:
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Subject:
Research Article
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Biology and life sciences
Subject:
Organisms
Subject:
Viruses
Subject:
RNA viruses
Subject:
Flaviviruses
Subject:
Hepacivirus
Subject:
Hepatitis C virus
Subject:
Biology and life sciences
Subject:
Microbiology
Subject:
Medical microbiology
Subject:
Microbial pathogens
Subject:
Viral pathogens
Subject:
Flaviviruses
Subject:
Hepacivirus
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Hepatitis C virus
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Medicine and health sciences
Subject:
Pathology and laboratory medicine
Subject:
Pathogens
Subject:
Microbial pathogens
Subject:
Viral pathogens
Subject:
Flaviviruses
Subject:
Hepacivirus
Subject:
Hepatitis C virus
Subject:
Biology and life sciences
Subject:
Organisms
Subject:
Viruses
Subject:
Viral pathogens
Subject:
Flaviviruses
Subject:
Hepacivirus
Subject:
Hepatitis C virus
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Biology and life sciences
Subject:
Microbiology
Subject:
Medical microbiology
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Microbial pathogens
Subject:
Viral pathogens
Subject:
Hepatitis viruses
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Hepatitis C virus
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Medicine and health sciences
Subject:
Pathology and laboratory medicine
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Pathogens
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Microbial pathogens
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Viral pathogens
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Hepatitis viruses
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Hepatitis C virus
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Biology and life sciences
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Organisms
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Viruses
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Viral pathogens
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Hepatitis viruses
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Hepatitis C virus
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People and Places
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Geographical Locations
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Asia
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Taiwan
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Biology and life sciences
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Microbiology
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Medical microbiology
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Microbial pathogens
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Viral pathogens
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Hepatitis viruses
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Hepatitis B virus
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Medicine and health sciences
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Pathology and laboratory medicine
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Pathogens
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Microbial pathogens
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Viral pathogens
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Hepatitis viruses
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Hepatitis B virus
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Biology and life sciences
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Organisms
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Viruses
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Viral pathogens
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Hepatitis viruses
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Hepatitis B virus
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Medicine and Health Sciences
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Hematology
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Blood Coagulation
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Coagulation Disorders
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Hemophilia
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Cardiovascular Medicine
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Cardiovascular Diseases
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Coagulation Disorders
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Hemophilia
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Medicine and Health Sciences
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Clinical Genetics
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X-Linked Traits
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Hemophilia
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Biology and Life Sciences
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Genetics
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Heredity
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Genetic Linkage
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Sex Linkage
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X-Linked Traits
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Hemophilia
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Diagnostic Medicine
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Clinical Laboratory Sciences
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Transfusion Medicine
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Blood Transfusion
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Hematology
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Transfusion Medicine
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Blood Transfusion
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Biochemistry
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Enzymes
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Transferases
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Aminotransferases
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Biology and Life Sciences
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Biochemistry
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Proteins
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Enzymes
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Transferases
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Aminotransferases
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Medicine and Health Sciences
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Hematology
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Hemoglobinopathies
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Medicine and Health Sciences
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Clinical Genetics
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Genetic Diseases
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Viral diseases
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