Funding for this research was provided by:
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (20K09546)
Article History
Received: 2 November 2022
Accepted: 28 December 2022
First Online: 4 January 2023
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
: This study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and was approved by the institutional ethics review board of Dokkyo Medical University Hospital (approval no. R-31-10 J).
: Written consent regarding the use of surgical samples, blood, and other clinical data were obtained before surgery, and protection of patient privacy was guaranteed through a signed consent form approved by our Institutional Committee on Human Rights in Research.