About the Authors
- Aya Kawasaki
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Affiliation Molecular and Genetic Epidemiology Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
- Hiroshi Furukawa
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Affiliation Clinical Research Center for Allergy and Rheumatology, Sagamihara Hospital, National Hospital Organization, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
- Nao Nishida
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Affiliation Research Center for Hepatitis and Immunology, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan
- Eiji Warabi
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Affiliation Environmental Molecular Biology Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
- Yuya Kondo
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Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
- Satoshi Ito
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Affiliation Department of Rheumatology, Niigata Rheumatic Center, Shibata, Niigata, Japan
- Isao Matsumoto
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Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
- Makio Kusaoi
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Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- Hirofumi Amano
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Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- Akiko Suda
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Affiliations Department of Rheumatology, Yokohama Minami Kyosai Hospital, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan, Center for Rheumatic Diseases, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
- Shouhei Nagaoka
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Affiliation Department of Rheumatology, Yokohama Minami Kyosai Hospital, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
- Keigo Setoguchi
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Affiliation Allergy and Immunological Diseases, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
- Tatsuo Nagai
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Affiliation Department of Rheumatology and Infectious Diseases, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
- Shunsei Hirohata
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Affiliation Department of Rheumatology and Infectious Diseases, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
- Kota Shimada
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Affiliation Department of Rheumatology, Tokyo Metropolitan Tama Medical Center, Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan
- Shoji Sugii
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Affiliation Department of Rheumatology, Tokyo Metropolitan Tama Medical Center, Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan
- Akira Okamoto
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Affiliation Department of Rheumatology, Himeji Medical Center, National Hospital Organization, Himeji, Hyogo, Japan
- Noriyuki Chiba
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Affiliation Department of Rheumatology, Morioka Hospital, National Hospital Organization, Morioka, Iwate, Japan
- Eiichi Suematsu
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Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Clinical Research Institute, Kyushu Medical Center, National Hospital Organization, Fukuoka, Japan
- Shigeru Ohno
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Affiliation Center for Rheumatic Diseases, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
- Masao Katayama
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Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Nagoya Medical Center, National Hospital Organization, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
- Akiko Okamoto
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Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- Hajime Kono
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Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- Katsushi Tokunaga
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Affiliation Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Yoshinari Takasaki
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Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- Hiroshi Hashimoto
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Affiliation Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- Takayuki Sumida
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Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
- Shigeto Tohma
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Affiliation Clinical Research Center for Allergy and Rheumatology, Sagamihara Hospital, National Hospital Organization, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
- Naoyuki Tsuchiya
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* E-mail: tsuchiya-tky@umin.net
Affiliation Molecular and Genetic Epidemiology Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: AK NT. Performed the experiments: AK NN EW. Analyzed the data: AK HF NN EW NT. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: HF NN EW YK SI IM M. Kusaoi HA AS SN K. Setoguchi TN SH K. Shimada SS Akira Okamoto NC ES SO M. Katayama Akiko Okamoto HK KT YT HH TS ST. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: AK NT.