Reconsidering low HDL-cholesterol levels as a predictive factor for the development of hepatocellular carcinoma

• Hideki Fujii,
• Hirokazu Takahashi,
• Yoshihiro Kamada,
• Yoshio Sumida,
• Atsushi Nakajima

Affiliations

Hideki Fujii

Department of Hepatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka Metropolitan University, Osaka, Japan; Corresponding author. Address: Department of Hepatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University, 1-4-3, Asahimachi, Abeno, Osaka, 545-8585, Japan; Tel: +81-6-6645-3905.

Hirokazu Takahashi

Liver Center, Saga University Hospital, Saga, Japan

Yoshihiro Kamada

Department of Advanced Metabolic Hepatology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan

Yoshio Sumida

Division of Hepatology and Pancreatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Aichi Medical University, Aichi, Japan

Atsushi Nakajima

Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan