About the Authors
- Michishige Terasaki
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Affiliation Department of Medicine, Division of Diabetes, Metabolism, and Endocrinology, Showa University School of Medicine, Hatanodai, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Munenori Hiromura
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Affiliation Department of Medicine, Division of Diabetes, Metabolism, and Endocrinology, Showa University School of Medicine, Hatanodai, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Yusaku Mori
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Affiliation Department of Medicine, Division of Diabetes, Metabolism, and Endocrinology, Showa University School of Medicine, Hatanodai, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Kyoko Kohashi
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Affiliation Department of Medicine, Division of Diabetes, Metabolism, and Endocrinology, Showa University School of Medicine, Hatanodai, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Masaharu Nagashima
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Affiliation Department of Medicine, Division of Diabetes, Metabolism, and Endocrinology, Showa University School of Medicine, Hatanodai, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Hideki Kushima
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Affiliation Department of Medicine, Division of Diabetes, Metabolism, and Endocrinology, Showa University School of Medicine, Hatanodai, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Takuya Watanabe
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Affiliation Laboratory of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Horinouchi, Hachioji-City, Tokyo, Japan
- Tsutomu Hirano
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* E-mail: hirano@med.showa-u.ac.jp
Affiliation Department of Medicine, Division of Diabetes, Metabolism, and Endocrinology, Showa University School of Medicine, Hatanodai, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Competing Interests
This study was financially supported from AstraZeneca and Astellas Pharma Inc. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter our adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: TH. Performed the experiments: MT MH KK HK. Analyzed the data: MT MH KK HK. Wrote the paper: MT YM TH. Contributed to discussion and revision of the manuscript: MN TW.