About the Authors
- Naoko Minatani
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Affiliation Department of Surgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
- Mina Waraya
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Affiliation Department of Surgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
- Keishi Yamashita
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Affiliation Department of Surgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
- Mariko Kikuchi
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Affiliation Department of Surgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
- Hideki Ushiku
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Affiliation Department of Surgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
- Ken Kojo
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Affiliation Department of Surgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
- Akira Ema
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Affiliation Department of Surgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
- Hiroshi Nishimiya
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Affiliation Department of Surgery, Yamato Municipal Hospital, Yamato, Kanagawa, Japan
- Yoshimasa Kosaka
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Affiliation Department of Surgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
- Hiroshi Katoh
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Affiliation Department of Surgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
- Norihiko Sengoku
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Affiliation Department of Surgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
- Hirokazu Tanino
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Affiliation Department of Surgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
- David Sidransky
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Affiliation Department of Otolaryngology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- Masahiko Watanabe
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* E-mail: gekaw@med.kitasato-u.ac.jp
Affiliation Department of Surgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: NM KY DS M. Watanabe. Performed the experiments: NM M. Waraya. Analyzed the data: NM MK HU KK AE. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: HK NS HT HN YK. Wrote the paper: NM M. Waraya KY.