Chronic viral hepatitis (B or C) was the underlying cause of chronic liver disease in 74.6% (464/622) of patients, 94.3% (1268/1344) of patients were from Asia, 30.2% (107/354) were in BCLC A, while, among the 487 patients with available data, 412 (84.6%), 73 (15%) and 2 (0.4%) were classified as CP class A, B and C, respectively. This evidence concerns the gene CP and animal viral hepatitis.