Endo, Hiroki
Hirata, Kenji https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0036-8975
Magota, Keiichi
Yoshimura, Takaaki
Katoh, Chietsugu
Kudo, Kohsuke
Funding for this research was provided by:
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JP20K08015)
Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (JP24ym0126801)
Akiyama Life Science Foundation (Akiyama Life Science Foundation)
Japan Science and Technology Corporation (JPMJSP2119)
Northern Advancement Center for Science and Technology (Northern Advancement Center for Science and Technology)
Article History
Received: 29 January 2025
Accepted: 11 August 2025
First Online: 19 August 2025
Declarations
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: The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and approved by the Institutional Review Board of Hokkaido University Hospital (approval No. 020–0070). The need for written informed consent was waived due to the retrospective nature of the study.
: None.
: The authors declare that this study was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as potential conflicts of interest.