Kato, Takahiro
Matsuura, Katsuhiko
Article History
Received: 16 January 2018
Accepted: 6 May 2018
First Online: 24 August 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The study protocol was reviewed and approved by an institutional review board. Informed consent was not required because blood samples were taken as part of the routine patient care for clinical laboratory testing, but the highest standard of privacy policy was applied.
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