Ueda, Hiroki
Takahashi, Hidenori
Kobayashi, Shogo
Kubo, Masahiko
Sasaki, Kazuki
Iwagami, Yoshifumi
Yamada, Daisaku
Tomimaru, Yoshito
Asaoka, Tadafumi
Noda, Takehiro
Shimizu, Junzo
Doki, Yuichiro
Eguchi, Hidetoshi
Funding for this research was provided by:
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (Scientific Research (B))
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (Number 21H03000)
Article History
Received: 12 April 2024
Accepted: 16 August 2024
First Online: 13 September 2024
Ethics Approval and Consent to Participate
: This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of Osaka University Hospital (IRB No. 08226-12) and adhered to the principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Written informed consent was obtained from all blood donors.
: Shogo Kobayashi received honoraria and speaker fees from AstraZeneca, Ethicon Inc., Intuitive, Olympus, and Taiho Pharmaceutical. Hiroki Ueda, Hidenori Takahashi, Masahiko Kubo, Kazuki Sasaki, Yoshifumi Iwagami, Daisaku Yamada, Yoshito Tomimaru, Tadafumi Asaoka, Takehiro Noda, Junzo Shimizu, Yuichiro Doki, and Hidetoshi Eguchi have no conflicts of interest that may be relevant to the contents of this study.