About the Authors

Tohru Fujiwara

Affiliations Molecular Hematology/Oncology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan, Hematology and Rheumatology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan

Hisayuki Yokoyama

Affiliations Hematology and Rheumatology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan, Department of Hematology, Sendai Medical Center, Sendai, Japan

Yoko Okitsu

Affiliation Hematology and Rheumatology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan

Mayumi Kamata

Affiliation Hematology and Rheumatology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan

Noriko Fukuhara

Affiliation Hematology and Rheumatology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan

Yasushi Onishi

Affiliation Hematology and Rheumatology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan

Shinichi Fujimaki

Affiliation Infection Control and Laboratory Diagnosis, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan

Shinichiro Takahashi

Affiliation Division of Hematology, Kitasato University School of Allied Health Sciences, Sagamihara, Japan

Kenichi Ishizawa

Affiliation Molecular Hematology/Oncology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan

Emery H. Bresnick

Affiliation Department of Cell and Regenerative Biology, Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America

Hideo Harigae

harigae@med.tohoku.ac.jp

Affiliations Molecular Hematology/Oncology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan, Hematology and Rheumatology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: TF HY HH. Performed the experiments: TF HY Y. Okitsu MK SF. Analyzed the data: TF HY. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: Y. Onishi NF KI HH. Wrote the paper: TF HY ST EHB HH.