About the Authors

Rie Nakamoto-Matsubara

Affiliation Department of Hematology, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

Mamiko Sakata-Yanagimoto

Affiliations Department of Hematology, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan, Department of Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan, Department of Hematology, University of Tsukuba Hospital, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

Terukazu Enami

Affiliation Department of Hematology, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

Kenichi Yoshida

Affiliation Department of Pathology and Tumor Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan

Shintaro Yanagimoto

Affiliation Division for Health Service Promotion, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Yusuke Shiozawa

Affiliation Department of Pathology and Tumor Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan

Tohru Nanmoku

Affiliation Department of Clinical Laboratory, University of Tsukuba Hospital, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

Kaishi Satomi

Affiliation Department of Pathology, University of Tsukuba Hospital, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

Hideharu Muto

Affiliations Department of Hematology, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan, Department of Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan, Department of Hematology, University of Tsukuba Hospital, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

Naoshi Obara

Affiliations Department of Hematology, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan, Department of Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan, Department of Hematology, University of Tsukuba Hospital, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

Takayasu Kato

Affiliations Department of Hematology, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan, Department of Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan, Department of Hematology, University of Tsukuba Hospital, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan, Life Science Center, Tsukuba Advanced Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

Naoki Kurita

Affiliations Department of Hematology, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan, Department of Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan, Department of Hematology, University of Tsukuba Hospital, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

Yasuhisa Yokoyama

Affiliations Department of Hematology, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan, Department of Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan, Department of Hematology, University of Tsukuba Hospital, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

Koji Izutsu

Affiliations Department of Hematology, Toranomon Hospital, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan, Okinaka Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Yasunori Ota

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Toranomon Hospital, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Masashi Sanada

Affiliation Department of Pathology and Tumor Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan

Seiichi Shimizu

Affiliations Department of Hematology, University of Tsukuba Hospital, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan, Department of Hematology, Tsuchiura Kyodo General Hospital, Tsuchiura, Ibaraki, Japan

Takuya Komeno

Affiliations Department of Hematology, University of Tsukuba Hospital, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan, Department of Hematology, Mito Medical Center, National Hospital Organization, Ibaraki-machi, Ibaraki, Japan

Yuji Sato

Affiliation Department of Hematology, Tsukuba Memorial Hospital, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

Takayoshi Ito

Affiliation Department of Hematology, JA Toride Medical Center, Toride, Ibaraki, Japan

Issay Kitabayashi

Affiliation Division of Hematological Malignancy, National Cancer Center Research Institute, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Kengo Takeuchi

Affiliation Pathology Project for Molecular Targets, The Cancer Institute, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Koto-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Naoya Nakamura

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan

Seishi Ogawa

Affiliation Department of Pathology and Tumor Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan

Shigeru Chiba

schiba-tky@umin.net

Affiliations Department of Hematology, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan, Department of Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan, Department of Hematology, University of Tsukuba Hospital, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan, Life Science Center, Tsukuba Advanced Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RN-M MS-Y SC. Performed the experiments: RN-M. Analyzed the data: RN-M MS-Y KY SY Y. Shiozawa TN KS MS SO KT NN. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: TE HM NO T. Kato NK YY KI YO SS T. Komeno Y. Sato TI IK. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: RN-M MS-Y SC.