1 Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Katsushika Medical Center, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
2 Department of Gastroenterology, NTT Medical Center Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
3 Gamagori City Hospital, Aichi, Japan.
4 Second Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka Medical College, Osaka, Japan.
5 Department of Gastroenterology, Nippon Medical School, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
6 Department of Medical Innovation, Nagoya City University Graduate School Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan.
7 Division of Endoscopy and Ultrasonography, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School General Medical Center, Okayama, Japan.
8 Isshi Gastro-Intestinal Clinic, Tokyo, Japan.
9 Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
10 Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan.
11 Department of General Internal Medicine 2, Kawasaki Medical School Kawasaki Hospital, Okayama, Japan.
12 Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8, Nishi-shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8461, Japan. [email protected].