About the Authors
- Yasusei Kudo
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* E-mail: yasusei@tokushima-u.ac.jp (YK); ttakata@hiroshima-u.ac.jp (TT)
Affiliations Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathobiology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan, Department of Oral Molecular Pathology, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
- Shinji Iizuka
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Affiliation Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathobiology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
- Maki Yoshida
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Affiliation Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathobiology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
- Phuong Thao Nguyen
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Affiliation Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathobiology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
- Samadarani B. S. M. Siriwardena
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Affiliation Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathobiology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
- Takaaki Tsunematsu
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Affiliation Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathobiology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
- Mariko Ohbayashi
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Affiliation Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathobiology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
- Toshinori Ando
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Affiliation Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathobiology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
- Daijiro Hatakeyama
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Affiliation Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Sciences, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan
- Toshiyuki Shibata
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Affiliation Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Sciences, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan
- Keiichi Koizumi
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Affiliation Department of Kampo Diagnostic, Institute of Natural Medicine, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
- Masahiro Maeda
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Affiliation Department of Research and Development, Immuno-Biological Laboratories, Co., Ltd., Fujioka-shi, Gunma, Japan
- Naozumi Ishimaru
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Affiliation Department of Oral Molecular Pathology, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
- Ikuko Ogawa
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Affiliation Center of Oral Clinical Examination, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
- Takashi Takata
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* E-mail: yasusei@tokushima-u.ac.jp (YK); ttakata@hiroshima-u.ac.jp (TT)
Affiliation Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathobiology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
Competing Interests
Author Masahiro Maeda is employed by Immuno-Biological Laboratories, Co., Ltd. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: YK. Performed the experiments: YK SI MY PTN SBSMS T. Tsunematsu MO TA. Analyzed the data: YK SI MY PTN NI IO T. Takata. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: YK PTN SBSMS DH TS KK MM. Wrote the paper: YK. Obtained permission for use of cell line: KK.