About the Authors

Tomohiko Ohashi

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis

Affiliation Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan

Yukiomi Nakade

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Writing – original draft

ynakade@aichi-med-u.ac.jp

Affiliation Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan

Mayu Ibusuki

Roles Data curation

Affiliation Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan

Rena Kitano

Roles Conceptualization

Affiliation Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan

Taeko Yamauchi

Roles Data curation, Investigation

Affiliation Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan

Satoshi Kimoto

Roles Formal analysis

Affiliation Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan

Tadahisa Inoue

Roles Data curation

Affiliation Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan

Yuji Kobayashi

Roles Data curation

Affiliation Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan

Yoshio Sumida

Roles Formal analysis

Affiliation Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan

Kiyoaki Ito

Roles Formal analysis

Affiliation Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan

Haruhisa Nakao

Roles Formal analysis

Affiliation Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan

Kazuo Umezawa

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Supervision

Affiliation Department of Molecular Target Medicine, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan

Masashi Yoneda

Roles Funding acquisition, Supervision

Affiliation Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.