Osawa, Mami
Matsuda, Yasunobu
Ushiki, Takashi
Wakai, Toshifumi
Funding for this research was provided by:
a Grant-in-Aid for the Encouragement of Scientists from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (22H04387)
Article History
Received: 30 September 2025
Accepted: 22 December 2025
First Online: 27 December 2025
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Niigata University on 30 June 2022 (Approval number: 2022-0035). As this study used clinical analytes obtained during routine medical care and did not involve the collection or testing of new specimens, the requirement for informed consent was waived. The participants were provided with the option to opt out of the study if they declined to participate.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.