About the Authors

Hironori Tatsuki

Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – original draft

m14702038@gunma-u.ac.jp (HT); bori45@gunma-u.ac.jp (TY)

Affiliation Department of General Surgical Science, Gunma University, Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan

Takehiko Yokobori

Roles Formal analysis, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

m14702038@gunma-u.ac.jp (HT); bori45@gunma-u.ac.jp (TY)

Affiliation Department of General Surgical Science, Gunma University, Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan

Chika Katayama

Roles Data curation

Affiliation Department of General Surgical Science, Gunma University, Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan

Ryuji Kato

Roles Data curation

Affiliation Department of General Surgical Science, Gunma University, Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan

Ryo Takahashi

Roles Data curation

Affiliation Department of General Surgical Science, Gunma University, Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan

Katsuya Osone

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Department of General Surgical Science, Gunma University, Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan

Takahiro Takada

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Department of General Surgical Science, Gunma University, Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan

Reina Yajima

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Department of General Surgical Science, Gunma University, Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan

Yoko Motegi

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Department of General Surgical Science, Gunma University, Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan

Hiroomi Ogawa

Roles Validation

Affiliation Department of General Surgical Science, Gunma University, Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan

Takaaki Fujii

Roles Validation

Affiliation Department of General Surgical Science, Gunma University, Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan

Ken Shirabe

Roles Supervision

Affiliation Department of General Surgical Science, Gunma University, Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan

Hiroyuki Kuwano

Roles Supervision

Affiliation Department of General Surgical Science, Gunma University, Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan

Takayuki Asao

Roles Conceptualization, Supervision

Affiliation Big Data Center for Integrative Analysis, Gunma University Initiative for Advance Research, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan

Competing Interests

Hironori Tatsuki, Takehiko Yokobori, Chika Katayama, Ryuji Kato, Ryo Takahashi, Katsuya Osone, Takahiro Takada, Reina Yajima, Yoko Motegi, Hiroomi Ogawa, Takaaki Fujii, Ken Shirabe, and Hiroyuki Kuwano have no conflict of interest to disclose. Takayuki Asao has a patent PCT/JP2017/005014 pending to Gunma University, National University Corporation, Japan. This does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials. Other authors have no conflict of interest or financial ties to disclose.