title: Reply: To PMID 22991257.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepatology and Okinaka Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Yasuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Arase
authors.forename: Mariko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Hiromitsu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kumada
mesh_terms: D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D019698:Hepatitis C, Chronic / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male