Higuchi, Yujiro https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5579-4384
Ando, Masahiro https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6187-9042
Kojima, Fumikazu
Yuan, Junhui https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3808-7813
Hashiguchi, Akihiro https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6114-998X
Yoshimura, Akiko https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1768-3181
Hiramatsu, Yu https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1217-0870
Nozuma, Satoshi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4909-7769
Fukumura, Shinobu https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9829-4833
Yahikozawa, Hiroyuki
Abe, Erika
Toyoshima, Itaru
Sugawara, Masashiro https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2838-6198
Okamoto, Yuji
Matsuura, Eiji https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8215-8853
Takashima, Hiroshi https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0989-6141
Funding for this research was provided by:
Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (JP16ek0109010h0003)
Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (JP23ek0109625h0001)
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science London (JP18H02742)
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science London (JP20K16604)
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science London (JP21K15702)
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science London (JP21H02842)
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science London (JP22K15713)
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science London (JP22K07495)
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science London (JP22K07519)
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science London (JP23K06931)
Article History
Received: 5 July 2023
Revised: 11 September 2023
Accepted: 13 September 2023
First Online: 26 September 2023
Declarations
:
: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.
: The study protocol underwent review and approval by the institutional review board at Kagoshima University.
: Written informed consent was obtained from all patients and their family members to participate in this study, which also included consent for the genetic analyses.