About the Authors
- Yasuteru Kondo
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* E-mail: yasuteru@ebony.plala.or.jp
Affiliation Division of Gastroenterology, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai City, Japan
- Takanobu Kato
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Affiliation Department of Virology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
- Osamu Kimura
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Affiliation Division of Gastroenterology, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai City, Japan
- Tomoaki Iwata
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Affiliation Division of Gastroenterology, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai City, Japan
- Masashi Ninomiya
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Affiliation Division of Gastroenterology, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai City, Japan
- Eiji Kakazu
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Affiliation Division of Gastroenterology, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai City, Japan
- Masahito Miura
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Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, South Miyagi Medical Center, Oogawara Town, Japan
- Takehiro Akahane
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Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, Ishinomiki Red Cross Hospital, Ishinomaki City, Japan
- Yutaka Miyazaki
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Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, Kosai Hospital, Sendai City, Japan
- Tomoo Kobayashi
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Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, Rosai Hospital, Sendai City, Japan
- Motoyasu Ishii
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Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, Miyagi Shakai Hoken Hopital, Sendai City, Japan
- Norihiro Kisara
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Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, Miyagi Shakai Hoken Hopital, Sendai City, Japan
- Kumiko Sasaki
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Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, Miyagi Shakai Hoken Hopital, Sendai City, Japan
- Haruo Nakayama
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Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, Iwaki Kyoritsu Hosptal, Iwaki City, Japan
- Takehiko Igarashi
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Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, Oosaki Citizen Hoptial, Oosaki City, Japan
- Noriyuki Obara
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Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, Iwate Central Hospital, Morioka City, Japan
- Yoshiyuki Ueno
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Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Yamagata City, Japan
- Tatsuki Morosawa
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Affiliation Division of Gastroenterology, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai City, Japan
- Tooru Shimosegawa
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Affiliation Division of Gastroenterology, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai City, Japan
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: YK T. Kato OK TI MN EK MM TA YM T. Kobayashi MI NK KS HN TI NO YU TM TS. Performed the experiments: YK T. Kato OK TI MN EK MM TA YM T. Kobayashi MI NK KS HN TI NO YU TM TS. Analyzed the data: YK T. Kato OK TI MN EK MM TA YM T. Kobayashi MI NK KS HN TI NO YU TM TS. Wrote the paper: YK T. Kato OK TI MN EK MM TA YM T. Kobayashi MI NK KS HN TI NO YU TM TS. Immunological analysis: YK OK MM TA. Virological analysis: YK T. Kato MN EK.