Murata, Tomokazu
Hiramatsu, Yoichi
Yamada, Fuminori
Seki, Yoichi
Nagata, Shinobu
Shibuya, Takayuki
Yokoo, Mizue
Noguchi, Remi
Tanaka, Mari
Oshiro, Keiko
Matsuzawa, Daisuke
Hirano, Yoshiyuki
Shimizu, Eiji
Funding for this research was provided by:
the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up (JP15H06090)
Article History
Received: 20 July 2019
Accepted: 23 October 2019
First Online: 6 November 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine on January 29, 2014 (no. 1730). The researchers explained the study aims and objectives to all participants. All participants voluntarily provided a written, informed consent before participating and understood that they could withdraw at any time and for any reason without penalty. This study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and the Ethical Guidelines for Clinical Studies.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.