Takahashi, Kei
Masuda, Hiroya https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8751-0024
Koshimizu, Taka-aki
Ae, Ryusuke https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2660-530X
Funding for this research was provided by:
the Japan Kawasaki Disease Research Center
Article History
Received: 3 November 2025
Accepted: 16 February 2026
First Online: 28 February 2026
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: This study was performed in line with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. The Jichi Medical University Clinical Research Ethics Committee approved the study and waived the requirement for informed consent from each participant (Approval ID: 24–083).
: All of the authors contributed significantly to the work, approved the manuscript, and agree with its submission and publication.