Kumazaki, Makoto
Usuku, Shuzo
Article History
Received: 9 September 2022
Accepted: 13 April 2023
First Online: 26 April 2023
Declarations
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: The ethical review boards of the institutional research committee of Yokohama City Institute of Public Health, Kanagawa, Japan approved this study (2019–6). All procedures in this study were performed in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional research committee of Yokohama City Institute of Public Health. The need for written informed consent was waived by the ethics committee of the institutional research committee of Yokohama City Institute of Public Health. The patient information was anonymized and de-identified prior to analysis. The patients are made aware that their de-identified data including clinical samples may be used for research purposes, and they can opt out if they object to the use of their data.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.