About the Authors
- Sachiko Yamada
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Affiliation Department of Nephrology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
- Jin Nakamura
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Affiliation Department of Nephrology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
- Misako Asada
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Affiliation Department of Nephrology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
- Masayuki Takase
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Affiliation Department of Nephrology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
- Taiji Matsusaka
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Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan
- Taku Iguchi
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Affiliation TMK Project, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
- Ryo Yamada
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Affiliation Department of Nephrology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
- Mari Tanaka
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Affiliation Department of Nephrology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
- Atsuko Y. Higashi
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Affiliation Deaprtment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
- Tomohiko Okuda
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Affiliation Department of Nephrology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
- Nariaki Asada
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Affiliation Department of Nephrology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
- Atsushi Fukatsu
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Affiliation Yachiyo Hospital, Anjyo, Aichi, Japan
- Hiroshi Kawachi
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Affiliation Department of Cell Biology, Institute of Nephrology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Niigata, Japan
- Daniel Graf
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Affiliation Institute of Oral Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Eri Muso
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Affiliation Department of Nephrology and Dialysis, Kitano Hospital, Tazuke Kofukai Medical Research Institute, Osaka, Osaka, Japan
- Toru Kita
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Affiliation Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
- Takeshi Kimura
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Affiliation Deaprtment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
- Ira Pastan
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Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
- Aris N. Economides
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Affiliation Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Tarrytown, New York, United States of America
- Motoko Yanagita
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* E-mail: motoy@kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Affiliation Department of Nephrology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
Competing Interests
Aris N. Economides is employed by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: MY. Performed the experiments: SY JN MA M. Takase TM TI RY NA. Analyzed the data: SY M. Tanaka AYH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: TM TO AF HK IP DG ANE EM T. Kimura T. Kita. Wrote the paper: SY MY.