About the Authors

Naoto Keicho

nkeicho-tky@umin.ac.jp

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Diseases, Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

Ikumi Matsushita

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Diseases, Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

Takahiro Tanaka

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Diseases, Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

Takuro Shimbo

Affiliation Department of Clinical Research and Informatics, International Clinical Research Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

Nguyen Thi Le Hang

Affiliation National Center for Global Health and Medicine–Bach Mai Hospital Medical Collaboration Center, Hanoi, Viet Nam

Shinsaku Sakurada

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Diseases, Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

Nobuyuki Kobayashi

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

Minako Hijikata

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Diseases, Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

Pham Huu Thuong

Affiliation Hanoi Lung Hospital, Hanoi, Viet Nam

Luu Thi Lien

Affiliation Hanoi Lung Hospital, Hanoi, Viet Nam

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: N. Keicho IM TT N. Kobayashi SS. Performed the experiments: IM. Analyzed the data: N. Keicho IM NTLH TS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: IM TT NTLH SS MH PHT LTL. Wrote the paper: N. Keicho.