Nishimura, Akiko
Masuda, Chie
Murauchi, Chiyo
Ishii, Miho
Murata, Yuko
Kawasaki, Terumi
Azuma, Mayumi
Harashima, Shin-ichi http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4813-0085
Funding for this research was provided by:
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JP 20H03983)
Article History
Accepted: 24 April 2024
First Online: 25 May 2024
Declarations
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: This work was supported by Japan Society for the Promotion of Science KAKENHI (Grant Number JP 20H03983).
: Akiko Nishimura, Chie Masuda, Chiyo Murauchi, Miho Ishii, Yuko Murata, Terumi Kawasaki, Mayumi Azuma, and Shin-ichi Harashima declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.
: The study protocol was approved by the Kyoto University Graduate School and Faculty of Medicine Ethics Committee (R1373).
: Written informed consent was obtained from all participants before study enrollment.
: Not applicable.
: The data that support the findings of this study are not openly available because of reasons of sensitivity and are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
: Not applicable.
: AN, SH, CM, CM, MI, YM, TK, and MA were involved in the conception, design, and conduct of the study, as well as the analysis and interpretation of the results. AN and SH wrote the first draft of the manuscript. All authors edited, reviewed, and approved the final version of the manuscript. AN obtained the funding for this study. SH contributed to the data analysis and interpretation. CM, CM, MI, YM, TK, and MA contributed to patient recruitment and data acquisition. MA critically revised the manuscript for important intellectual content. SH is the guarantor of this work, has full access to all the data in the study, and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis.