About the Authors

Ayaka Ohashi

Affiliation Laboratory Molecular Genetics of Hematology, Field of Applied Laboratory Science, Graduate School of Health Care Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

Aya Murata

Affiliation Laboratory Molecular Genetics of Hematology, Field of Applied Laboratory Science, Graduate School of Health Care Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

Yuichiro Cho

Affiliation Anatomy and Physiological Science, Field of Applied Laboratory Science, Graduate School of Health Care Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

Shizuko Ichinose

Affiliation Instrumental Analysis Research Center, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

Yuriko Sakamaki

Affiliation Instrumental Analysis Research Center, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

Miwako Nishio

Affiliation Laboratory Molecular Genetics of Hematology, Field of Applied Laboratory Science, Graduate School of Health Care Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

Osamu Hoshi

Affiliation Anatomy and Physiological Science, Field of Applied Laboratory Science, Graduate School of Health Care Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

Silvia Fischer

Affiliation Institute for Biochemistry, Medical Faculty, Justus-Liebig-Universität, Giessen, Germany

Klaus T. Preissner

Affiliation Institute for Biochemistry, Medical Faculty, Justus-Liebig-Universität, Giessen, Germany

Takatoshi Koyama

koyama.lmg@outlook.jp

Affiliation Laboratory Molecular Genetics of Hematology, Field of Applied Laboratory Science, Graduate School of Health Care Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

Competing Interests

The authors declare no conflict of interest in preparing this article.

Author Contributions

Conceptualization: AO TK. Data curation: AO AM TK. Formal analysis: AO AM YC. Funding acquisition: TK. Investigation: AO AM YC YS SI OH TK. Methodology: AO MN SF KTP TK. Project administration: TK. Resources: TK SI OH. Supervision: TK. Validation: AO SF KTP TK. Visualization: AO YC SI. Writing – original draft: AO TK SI. Writing – review & editing: TK OH SI SF KTP.