Yoshida, Masaki
Takanashi, Yurie
Harigai, Takako
Sakurai, Noriyuki
Kobatake, Keiko
Yoshida, Hiroaki
Kobayashi, Satsuki
Matsumoto, Takayuki
Ueki, Kazue
Article History
Received: 25 May 2020
Accepted: 28 October 2020
First Online: 7 December 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The study protocol and informed consent document were reviewed and approved by the ethical standards of the Sanshikai Toho Hospital Ethics Committee for Clinical Research, Gunma, Japan (IRB 19-0021). The procedures were conducted in accordance with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.
: All patients have signed a comprehensive agreement to use the collected samples that accompany their treatment for future medical research. The contents of the research are thoroughly deliberated by the Ethics Committee, and the data were used within the scope approved. If the patient refused or withdrew consent, there will be no penalty for medical treatment. The samples were anonymized to ensure that individuals could not be identified, and the utmost care was taken to protect personal privacy.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.