Yamaguchi, Daichi
Tsuji, Yasuhiro
Sonoda, Miki
Shin, Kenji
Kito, Hiroko
Ogami, Chika
Kasai, Hidefumi
To, Hideto
Kamimura, Hidetoshi
Funding for this research was provided by:
SENSHIN Medical Research Foundation
Takeda Science Foundation
Article History
First Online: 7 December 2018
Compliance with Ethical Standards
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: This study was supported by a grant from SENSHIN Medical Research Foundation and Takeda Science Foundation.
: The authors (Daichi Yamaguchi, Yasuhiro Tsuji, Miki Sonoda, Kenji Shin, Hiroko Kito, Chika Ogami, Hidefumi Kasai, Hideto To, and Hidetoshi Kamimura) declare no conflict of interest. All authors have completed the Unified Competing Interest form and declare that there was no support from any organization for the submitted work, no financial relationships with any organizations that may have an interest in the submitted work in the previous 3Â years, and no other relationships or activities that may have influenced the submitted work.
: The present study was performed in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration after approval by the ethical review board of the University of Toyama (approval number: clinical 26-39). It was then approved by Yahata Kousei Hospital, Iizuka Hospital, and Fukuma Hospital.
: Written consent was obtained from all patients, and patient privacy and personal information were respected.