Kirishima, Mari
Yokoyama, Seiya
Matsuo, Kei
Hamada, Taiji
Shimokawa, Michiko
Akahane, Toshiaki
Sugimoto, Tomoyuki
Tsurumaru, Hirohito
Ishibashi, Matsujiro
Mataki, Yuko
Ootsuka, Takao
Nomoto, Mitsuharu
Hayashi, Chihiro
Horiguchi, Akihiko
Higashi, Michiyo
Tanimoto, Akihide
Article History
Received: 20 August 2021
Accepted: 12 May 2022
First Online: 27 May 2022
Declarations
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: This study was conducted in accordance with the guiding principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. The ethical committees of both Kagoshima University Hospital and Ulm University Hospital approved the clinical sample collection. Written informed consent was obtained from each patient. All studies using human materials were approved by the Ethical Committee of Kagoshima University Hospital (revised 20–82, revised 22–127, and 26–145).
: Not applicable.
: We declare no competing interests.