About the Authors
- Kazuhiko Uchiyama
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* E-mail: k-uchi@koto.kpu-m.ac.jp
Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
- Tomohisa Takagi
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Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
- Yasunori Iwamoto
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Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
- Norihiko Kondo
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Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
- Tetsuya Okayama
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Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
- Naohisa Yoshida
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Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
- Kazuhiro Kamada
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Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
- Kazuhiro Katada
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Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
- Osamu Handa
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Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
- Takeshi Ishikawa
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Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
- Hiroaki Yasuda
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Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
- Junichi Sakagami
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Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
- Hideyuki Konishi
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Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
- Nobuaki Yagi
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Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
- Yuji Naito
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Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
- Yoshito Itoh
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Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
Competing Interests
Yoshito Itoh and Nobuaki Yagi has an affiliation with a donation-funded department from AstraZeneca Co., Ltd., Eisai Co., Ltd., Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., MSD K.K., Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd., Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., FUJIFILM Medical Co., Ltd. and Merck Serono Co., Ltd. Yuji Naito received scholarship funds from Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Yoshito Itoh received scholarship funds from MSD K.K. and Bristol-Myers K.K. The other authors have no conflicts of interest to declare. 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: KU YN Y. Itoh. Performed the experiments: Y. Iwamoto NK. Analyzed the data: TT Y. Iwamoto NK N. Yagi. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: N. Yoshida K. Katada K. Kamada OH TI HY JS HK TO. Wrote the paper: KU YN Y. Iwamoto.