Iino, Kaori https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0962-1159
Iino, Chikara
Song, Shuang
Sato, Maki
Nakamura, Mako
Tanabu, Rina
Higuchi, Tsuyoshi
Tamada, Yoshinori
Itoh, Ken
Sato, Noriaki
Imoto, Seiya
Mikami, Tatsuya
Murashita, Koichi
Yokoyama, Yoshihito
Funding for this research was provided by:
the Center of Innovation Program launched by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JPMJCE1302, JPMJCA2201, JPMJPF2210)
Article History
Received: 4 August 2025
Accepted: 9 January 2026
First Online: 26 January 2026
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine Ethics Committee (Approval code; 2016-028-1, 2017-030, 2018-063, 2019-009). All procedures were performed in accordance with the ethical standards of the relevant committees on human experimentation (institutional and national) and the Helsinki Declaration of 1964 and its later amendments. Informed consent was obtained from all patients included the study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.