Takahashi, Kenta
Sato, Yuko
Hasegawa, Hideki
Katano, Harutaka https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5332-4434
Suzuki, Tadaki https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3820-9542
Funding for this research was provided by:
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JP26860270, 18K15174 and 22K07361, 22K07109, 23K27422)
Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (JP24fk0108637, JP24fk0108637)
Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare of Japan (H26-Nanchitou-Ippan-028, H29-Nanchitou-Ippan-036, 20FC1054 and 23FC1007)
Article History
Received: 29 December 2024
Accepted: 1 May 2025
First Online: 19 May 2025
Declarations
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: The study protocol involving human tissues was approved by the Institutional Review Board of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID), Japan (Approval Nos. 822 and 1871). While the ethical guidelines and institutional regulations generally require informed consent, the study protocol allowed for the use of archived human tissues without obtaining individual informed consent, as an opt-out approach was employed. Information about the study was made publicly accessible, providing participants or their families with the opportunity to decline participation.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.