About the Authors
- Satoshi Yoshimura
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Affiliation Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
- Noriko Isobe
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Affiliation Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
- Takuya Matsushita
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Affiliation Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
- Katsuhisa Masaki
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Affiliation Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
- Shinya Sato
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Affiliation Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
- Yuji Kawano
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Affiliation Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
- Hirofumi Ochi
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Affiliation Department of Molecular and Genetic Medicine, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Ehime, Japan
- Jun-ichi Kira
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* E-mail: kira@neuro.med.kyushu-u.ac.jp
Affiliation Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
Competing Interests
Jun-ichi Kira is an advisory board member for Merck Serono and a consultant for Biogen Idec Japan. He has received payment for lectures from Bayer Schering Pharma, Cosmic Cooperation, and Biogen Idec Japan. Takuya Matsushita received a grant and payment for manuscript preparation and development of educational presentations from Bayer Schering Pharma, and also received a payment for the development of educational presentations from Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma. This does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials. Jun-ichi Kira is a PLOS ONE Editorial Board member. This does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE Editorial policies and criteria.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: SY JK. Performed the experiments: SY NI TM YK SS. Analyzed the data: SY. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SY NI TM KM SS YK HO JK. Wrote the paper: SY JK.