Author(s) affiliations:Yoichi Oikawa1,2, Akira Shimada1,2, Yoshifumi Yamada1, Yoshiaki Okubo1, Takeshi Katsuki1,2, Toshikatsu Shigihara1, Jun-ichi Miyazaki3, Shosaku Narumi4, and Hiroshi Itoh1
1Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
2Department of Internal Medicine, Saiseikai Central Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
3Division of Stem Cell Regulation Research, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
4Stelic Institute and Corporation, Tokyo, Japan.