About the Authors
- Yukie Kohata
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Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
- Yasuhiro Fujiwara
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* E-mail: yasu@med.osaka-cu.ac.jp
Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
- Takanori Watanabe
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Affiliation Uehonmachi-Watanabe Clinic, Osaka, Japan
- Masanori Kobayashi
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Affiliation Department of Medical Education and General Practice, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
- Yasuhiko Takemoto
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Affiliation Department of Medical Education and General Practice, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
- Noriko Kamata
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Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
- Hirokazu Yamagami
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Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
- Tetsuya Tanigawa
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Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
- Masatsugu Shiba
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Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
- Toshio Watanabe
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Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
- Kazunari Tominaga
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Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
- Taichi Shuto
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Affiliation Department of Medical Education and General Practice, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
- Tetsuo Arakawa
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Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
Competing Interests
Prof. Arakawa received lecture fees from Otsuka and Eisai and research grants from Otsuka, Eisai, Astellas, Abbott Japan, Takeda, Dainippon Sumitomo, and Daiichi Sankyo. The remaining authors have no conflicts to disclose. This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: YK YF. Performed the experiments: YK Takanori Watanabe MK YT. Analyzed the data: YK MS. Wrote the paper: YK YF Takanori Watanabe MK YT NK HY TT MS Toshio Watanabe KT TS TA.