About the Authors
- Tohru Fujiwara
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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
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Affiliations Hematology and Rheumatology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan, Department of Hematology, Sendai Medical Center, Sendai, Japan
- Yoko Okitsu
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Affiliation Hematology and Rheumatology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
- Mayumi Kamata
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Affiliation Hematology and Rheumatology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
- Noriko Fukuhara
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Affiliation Hematology and Rheumatology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
- Yasushi Onishi
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Affiliation Hematology and Rheumatology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
- Shinichi Fujimaki
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Affiliation Infection Control and Laboratory Diagnosis, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
- Shinichiro Takahashi
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Affiliation Division of Hematology, Kitasato University School of Allied Health Sciences, Sagamihara, Japan
- Kenichi Ishizawa
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Affiliation Molecular Hematology/Oncology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
- Emery H. Bresnick
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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
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* E-mail: 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.