About the Authors
- Daisuke Sunaga
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Affiliation Department of Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolic Medicine, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
- Masaya Tanno
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Affiliation Department of Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolic Medicine, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
- Atsushi Kuno
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Affiliation Department of Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolic Medicine, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
- Satoko Ishikawa
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Affiliation Department of Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolic Medicine, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
- Makoto Ogasawara
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Affiliation Department of Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolic Medicine, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
- Toshiyuki Yano
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Affiliation Department of Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolic Medicine, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
- Takayuki Miki
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Affiliation Department of Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolic Medicine, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
- Tetsuji Miura
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* E-mail: miura@sapmed.ac.jp
Affiliation Department of Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolic Medicine, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
Competing Interests
Tetsuji Miura received research grant support from Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: T. Miura T. Miki. Performed the experiments: DS AK SI MO. Analyzed the data: MO TY. Wrote the paper: DS MT T. Miura.