About the Authors
- Kei A. Sato
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Affiliations Molecular Therapeutics Laboratory, Department of Surgery, Iwate Medical University School of Medicine, Morioka, Japan, Department of Surgery, Iwate medical University School of Medicine, Morioka, Japan
- Tsuyoshi Hachiya
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Affiliation Division of Biomedical Information Analysis, Iwate Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Iwate Medical University, Yahaba, Japan
- Takeshi Iwaya
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Affiliation Department of Surgery, Iwate medical University School of Medicine, Morioka, Japan
- Kohei Kume
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Affiliations Molecular Therapeutics Laboratory, Department of Surgery, Iwate Medical University School of Medicine, Morioka, Japan, Department of Surgery, Iwate medical University School of Medicine, Morioka, Japan, MIAST (Medical Innovation by Advanced Science and Technology) Project, Iwate Medical University School, Morioka, Japan, Institute of Biomedical Science, Iwate Medical University, Yahaba, Japan
- Teppei Matsuo
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Affiliation Department of Surgery, Iwate medical University School of Medicine, Morioka, Japan
- Keisuke Kawasaki
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Affiliation Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University School of Medicine, Morioka, Japan
- Yukito Abiko
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Affiliation Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University School of Medicine, Morioka, Japan
- Risaburo Akasaka
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Affiliation Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University School of Medicine, Morioka, Japan
- Takayuki Matsumoto
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Affiliation Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University School of Medicine, Morioka, Japan
- Koki Otsuka
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Affiliation Department of Surgery, Iwate medical University School of Medicine, Morioka, Japan
- Satoshi S. Nishizuka
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* E-mail: snishizu@iwate-med.ac.jp
Affiliations Molecular Therapeutics Laboratory, Department of Surgery, Iwate Medical University School of Medicine, Morioka, Japan, Department of Surgery, Iwate medical University School of Medicine, Morioka, Japan, MIAST (Medical Innovation by Advanced Science and Technology) Project, Iwate Medical University School, Morioka, Japan, Institute of Biomedical Science, Iwate Medical University, Yahaba, Japan, Department of Surgery, Iwate Medical University School of Dentistry, Morioka, Japan
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: SSN. Performed the experiments: KAS. Analyzed the data: KAS TH K. Kume SSN. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: TH TI T. Matsuo K. Kawasaki YA RA T. Matsumoto KO. Wrote the paper: KAS SSN.