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Authors
Sasaki, Akira https://orcid.org/0009-0002-8505-2960
Ikezono, Tetsuo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6929-5084
Matsuda, Han
Araki, Ryuichiro
Matsumura, Tomohiro
Saitoh, Shiho
Wasano, Koichiro
Matsubara, Atsushi
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (H26-Nanchitou (Nan)-Ippan-032)
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Article History
Received: 3 October 2023
Accepted: 20 November 2023
First Online: 21 December 2023
Declarations
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: Saitama Medical University, where authors Tetsuo Ikezono, Han Matsuda, Ryuichiro Araki, and Shiho Saitoh are affiliated, holds the patents for the hCTP ELISA test. This hCTP ELISA was developed in collaboration with IBL Inc. under license from (and with) the technical assistance of Saitama Medical University with royalties. This relationship did not influence the results of our study. All other authors have no competing interests to declare that are relevant to the content of this article.
: Approval was obtained from The Committee of Medical Ethics of Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine (2012-195) and Saitama Medical University (13-086). The procedures used in this study adhere to the tenets of the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Before undergoing any procedures, all participants provided written informed consent. For minors, consent was obtained from their guardians.
