About the Authors
- Masanori Matsumoto
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Affiliation Department of Blood Transfusion Medicine, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Japan
- Charles L. Bennett
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Affiliation South Carolina Center of Economic Excellence for Medication Safety and Efficacy and the Southern Network on Adverse Reactions (SONAR), South Carolina College of Pharmacy, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, United States of America
- Ayami Isonishi
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Affiliation Department of Blood Transfusion Medicine, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Japan
- Zaina Qureshi
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Affiliation South Carolina Center of Economic Excellence for Medication Safety and Efficacy and the Southern Network on Adverse Reactions (SONAR), South Carolina College of Pharmacy, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, United States of America
- Yuji Hori
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Affiliation Department of Blood Transfusion Medicine, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Japan
- Masaki Hayakawa
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Affiliation Department of Blood Transfusion Medicine, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Japan
- Yoko Yoshida
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Affiliation Department of Blood Transfusion Medicine, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Japan
- Hideo Yagi
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Affiliation Department of Blood Transfusion Medicine, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Japan
- Yoshihiro Fujimura
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* E-mail: malon@naramed-u.ac.jp
Affiliation Department of Blood Transfusion Medicine, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Japan
Competing Interests
The authors have read the journal's policy and have the following conflicts: Y.F. is a member of clinical advisory boards for Baxter BioScience. 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: YF. Performed the experiments: AI YH MH YY HY. Analyzed the data: MM. Wrote the paper: MM CB YF ZQ.