About the Authors
- Hitoshi Ishii
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* E-mail: hit@tenriyorozu.jp
Affiliation Department of Endocrinology, Tenri Hospital, Tenri, Japan
- Akira Shimatsu
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Affiliation Clinical Research Institute, National Hospital Organization, Kyoto Medical Center, Kyoto, Japan
- Yasuhiko Okimura
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Affiliation Department of Nutrition, Metabolism and Food Science, Graduate School of Life Science, Kobe Women’s University, Kobe, Japan
- Toshiaki Tanaka
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Affiliation Tanaka Growth Clinic, Tokyo, Japan
- Naomi Hizuka
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Affiliation Department of Medicine II, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
- Hidesuke Kaji
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Affiliation Division of Physiology/Metabolism, University of Hyogo, Akashi, Japan
- Kunihiko Hanew
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Affiliation Hanew Endocrine Clinic, Sendai, Japan
- Yutaka Oki
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Affiliation Department of Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan
- Sayuri Yamashiro
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Affiliation Department of Endocrinology, Tenri Hospital, Tenri, Japan
- Koji Takano
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Affiliation Department of Nephrology and Endocrinology, the University of Tokyo Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- Kazuo Chihara
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Affiliation Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Hyogo Prefectural Kakogawa Medical Center, Kakogawa, Japan
Competing Interests
Dr. Hizuka was an advisory board member for Pfizer Japan, and received lecture fees from Pfizer, Novo Nordisk, Elli Lilly, and Japan Chemical Research. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: HI AS KC. Performed the experiments: HI AS YO TT NH HK KH YO SY KT KC. Analyzed the data: HI AS KC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: HI. Wrote the paper: HI AS YO TT NH HK KH YO SY KT KC.