About the Authors
- Chiyomi Sasaki
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Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Visualization, Writing – original draft
Affiliations Center for Innovation in Immunoregulative Technology and Therapeutics, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan, Candidate Discovery Science Labs, Astellas Pharma Inc., Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
- Tomoko Hiraishi
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Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation Analysis & Pharmacokinetics Research Labs., Astellas Pharma Inc., Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
- Takuma Oku
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Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – review & editing
Affiliations Center for Innovation in Immunoregulative Technology and Therapeutics, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan, Candidate Discovery Science Labs, Astellas Pharma Inc., Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
- Kenji Okuma
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Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing
Affiliations Center for Innovation in Immunoregulative Technology and Therapeutics, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan, Candidate Discovery Science Labs, Astellas Pharma Inc., Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
- Kenichi Suzumura
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Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation Analysis & Pharmacokinetics Research Labs., Astellas Pharma Inc., Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
- Motomu Hashimoto
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Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation Department of Advanced Medicine for Rheumatic Diseases, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
- Hiromu Ito
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Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
- Ichiro Aramori
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Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – review & editing
Affiliations Center for Innovation in Immunoregulative Technology and Therapeutics, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan, Candidate Discovery Science Labs, Astellas Pharma Inc., Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
- Yoshitaka Hirayama
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Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Visualization, Writing – review & editing
* E-mail: yoshitaka.hirayama@astellas.com
Affiliations Center for Innovation in Immunoregulative Technology and Therapeutics, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan, Candidate Discovery Science Labs, Astellas Pharma Inc., Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
Competing Interests
I have read the journal’s policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: CS, TH, TO, KO, KS, IA and YH are employees of Astellas Pharma Inc. MH received research grant and/or speaker fee from Astellas Pharma Inc, Eisai Co. Ltd., Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Co., and Brystol-Meyers Squibb Co., Ltd., for other unrelated work. HI received a grant from Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., Ltd., and Asahi-kasei for other unrelated work. Department of Advanced Medicine for Rheumatic Diseases, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University is supported by Nagahama City, Shiga, Japan and four pharmaceutical companies (Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Co., Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd, UCB Japan Co. Ltd, and AYUMI Pharmaceutical Co.). KURAMA cohort study is supported by grant from Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. This does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.