About the Authors

Mitsuru Matsukura

Affiliations Laboratory for Cardiovascular Diseases, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Yokohama, Japan, Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Kouichi Ozaki

Affiliation Laboratory for Cardiovascular Diseases, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Yokohama, Japan

Atsushi Takahashi

Affiliation Laboratory for Statistical Analysis, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Yokohama, Japan

Yoshihiro Onouchi

Affiliation Laboratory for Cardiovascular Diseases, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Yokohama, Japan

Takashi Morizono

Affiliation Laboratory for Medical Science Mathematics, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Yokohama, Japan

Hiroyoshi Komai

Affiliation Unit of Peripheral Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kansai Medical University, Osaka, Japan

Hiroshi Shigematsu

Affiliation Clinical Research Center for Medicine, International University of Health and Welfare, Tokyo, Japan

Toshifumi Kudo

Affiliation Department of Professional Development, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

Yoshinori Inoue

Affiliation Department of Vascular Surgery, Department of Esophageal and General Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

Hideo Kimura

Affiliation Department of Surgery, Manaka-hospital, Kanagawa, Japan

Akihiro Hosaka

Affiliation Department of Surgery, Tokyo Metropolitan Tama Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan

Kunihiro Shigematsu

Affiliation Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Teturo Miyata

Affiliation Sanno Hospital and Sanno Medical Center, Vascular Center, Tokyo, Japan

Toshiaki Watanabe

Affiliation Department of Surgical Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Tatsuhiko Tsunoda

Affiliation Laboratory for Medical Science Mathematics, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Yokohama, Japan

Michiaki Kubo

Affiliation Laboratory for Genotyping Development, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Yokohama, Japan

Toshihiro Tanaka

ttana012@riken.jp

Affiliations Laboratory for Cardiovascular Diseases, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Yokohama, Japan, Bioresource Research Center, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: KO MK T. Tanaka. Performed the experiments: MM KO. Analyzed the data: MM KO AT YO TM T. Tsunoda MK T. Tanaka. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MM H. Komai HS TK YI H. Kimura AH KS TM TW MK. Wrote the paper: MM KO T. Tanaka.