Kurajoh, Masafumi http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2571-9375
Yamasaki, Akiyo
Nagasaki, Toshiki
Nagata, Yuki
Yamada, Shinsuke
Imanishi, Yasuo
Emoto, Masanori
Takahashi, Kanae
Yamamoto, Kouji
Shintani, Ayumi
Inaba, Masaaki
Article History
Received: 6 September 2018
Accepted: 30 June 2019
First Online: 5 July 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: All subjects were informed verbally that their medical records and charts may be used for research purposes, and also regarding the opt-out option to withdraw from participation. All were treated as outpatients and obtained samples were examined as part of routine care. An opt-out option is required by the Ethics Committee of Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine for all studies. Approval of the opt-out option and study protocol, as well as administrative permission to access the medical records and charts were granted by the Ethics Committee of Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine (approval No. 4070).
: Not applicable.
: The authors have no competing interests to declare.