About the Authors

Tomomitsu Tahara

tomomiccyu@yahoo.co.jp

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan

Tomoyuki Shibata

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan

Masaaki Okubo

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan

Kazuya Sumi

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan

Takamitsu Ishizuka

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan

Masakatsu Nakamura

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, Kanazawa Medical University, Uchinadamachi, Ishikawa, Japan

Mitsuo Nagasaka

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan

Yoshihito Nakagawa

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan

Naoki Ohmiya

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan

Tomiyasu Arisawa

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, Kanazawa Medical University, Uchinadamachi, Ishikawa, Japan

Ichiro Hirata

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: TT TS MO. Performed the experiments: TT. Analyzed the data: TT TS TA. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: TT. Advice about writing the manuscript: M. Nakamura YN NO TA IH. Advice about study design and the manuscript: KS TI M. Nagasaka YN NO TA IH.