Elevated levels of autoantibodies against EXD2 and PHAX in the sera of patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension

• Akira Naito ,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft

  * E-mail: akira-n.390@chiba-u.jp

  Affiliations Department of Respirology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan, Department of Advancing Research on Treatment Strategies for Respiratory Disease, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6487-4845

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• Takaki Hiwasa,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Biochemistry and Genetics, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan, Department of Neurological Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan

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• Nobuhiro Tanabe,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Respirology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan, Department of Advanced Medicine in Pulmonary Hypertension, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan

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• Takayuki Jujo Sanada,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Respirology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan, Department of Advanced Medicine in Pulmonary Hypertension, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan

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• Toshihiko Sugiura,

  Roles Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Respirology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan

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• Ayako Shigeta,

  Roles Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Respirology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan, Department of Advanced Medicine in Pulmonary Hypertension, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan

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• Jiro Terada,

  Roles Resources

  Affiliation Department of Respirology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan

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• Hirotaka Takizawa,

  Roles Funding acquisition, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Port Square Kashiwado Clinic, Kashiwado Memorial Foundation, Chiba, Japan

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• Koichi Kashiwado,

  Roles Funding acquisition, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Neurology, Kashiwado Hospital, Kashiwado Memorial Foundation, Chiba, Japan

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• Seiichiro Sakao,

  Roles Funding acquisition, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Respirology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan

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• Koichiro Tatsumi

  Roles Funding acquisition, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Respirology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan

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