About the Authors
- Masaru Obokata
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Affiliation Department of Medicine and Biological Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan
- Kazuaki Negishi
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* E-mail: kazz.negishi@nifty.com
Affiliations Department of Medicine and Biological Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan, Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
- Yoshiaki Ohyama
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Affiliation Clinical Investigation and Research Unit, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan
- Haruka Okada
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Affiliation Japan Community Healthcare Organization, Gunma Chuo Hospital, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan
- Kunihiko Imai
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Affiliation Japan Community Healthcare Organization, Gunma Chuo Hospital, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan
- Masahiko Kurabayashi
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Affiliation Department of Medicine and Biological Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: MO KN. Analyzed the data: MO KN. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: HO KI YO. Wrote the paper: MO KN HO KI YO MK.