About the Authors
- Kaoru Aida
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Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine III, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Chuo, Yamanashi, Japan
- Sei Saitoh
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Affiliation Department of Anatomy and Molecular Histology, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Chuo, Yamanashi, Japan
- Yoriko Nishida
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Affiliation Department of Nursing, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Chuo, Yamanashi, Japan
- Sadanori Yokota
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Affiliation Section of Functional Morphology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagasaki International University, Saseho, Nagasaki, Japan
- Shinichi Ohno
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Affiliation Department of Anatomy and Molecular Histology, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Chuo, Yamanashi, Japan
- Xiayang Mao
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Affiliation Department of Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Chuo, Yamanashi, Japan
- Daiichiro Akiyama
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Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine III, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Chuo, Yamanashi, Japan
- Shoichiro Tanaka
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Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine III, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Chuo, Yamanashi, Japan
- Takuya Awata
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Affiliation Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Department of Medicine, Saitama Medical School, Moroyama, Saitama, Japan
- Akira Shimada
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Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Saiseikai Central Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
- Youichi Oikawa
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Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Saiseikai Central Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
- Hiroki Shimura
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Affiliation Department of Laboratory Medicine, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Fukushima, Japan
- Fumihiko Furuya
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Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine III, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Chuo, Yamanashi, Japan
- Soichi Takizawa
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Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine III, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Chuo, Yamanashi, Japan
- Masashi Ichijo
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Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine III, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Chuo, Yamanashi, Japan
- Sayaka Ichijo
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Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine III, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Chuo, Yamanashi, Japan
- Jun Itakura
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Affiliation Department of Surgery I, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Chuo, Yamanashi, Japan
- Hideki Fujii
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Affiliation Department of Surgery I, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Chuo, Yamanashi, Japan
- Akinori Hashiguchi
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Affiliation Department of Pathology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- Shin Takasawa
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Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Wakayama, Japan
- Toyoshi Endo
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Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine III, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Chuo, Yamanashi, Japan
- Tetsuro Kobayashi
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* E-mail: tetsurou@yamanashi.ac.jp
Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine III, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Chuo, Yamanashi, Japan
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: KA SS YN SO HS S. Tanaka TK. Performed the experiments: KA SS YN SY SO XM DA AH S. Takizawa TE TK. Analyzed the data: KA SS YN SY SO XM DA S. Tanaka HS FF MI SI JI HF AH S. Takasawa TE TK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: TA AS YO Shin Takasawa. Wrote the paper: KA SS YN TK. Editing: SO TK. Critical comments, review and revision: SY HS TA AS YO JI HF.