About the Authors

Iori Kisu

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan

Kouji Banno

kbanno@sc.itc.keio.ac.jp

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan

Makoto Mihara

Affiliation Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Graduates School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Li-Yu Lin

Affiliation The Center for Clinical Research, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan

Kosuke Tsuji

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan

Megumi Yanokura

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan

Hisako Hara

Affiliation Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Graduates School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Jun Araki

Affiliation Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Graduates School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Takuya Iida

Affiliation Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Graduates School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Takayuki Abe

Affiliation The Center for Clinical Research, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan

Keisuke Kouyama

Affiliation The Center for Clinical Research, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan

Nobuhiko Suganuma

Affiliation Department of Human Health Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan

Daisuke Aoki

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: IK. Performed the experiments: KB MM KT MY HH JA TI NS DA. Analyzed the data: LL TA KK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: IK KB MM LL KT MY HH JA TI TA KK NS DA. Wrote the paper: IK.