Hiroyuki Kimura, M.D.1*, Masahiro Onozawa, M.D., Ph.D.1, Shota Yoshida, MD1*, Naoki Miyashita, M.D.1*, Shogo Takahashi, M.D.1*, Shota Yokoyama2*, Toshihiro Matsukawa, M.D., Ph.D.2*, Shinsuke Hirabayashi, M.D.3,4*, Shinichi Fujisawa5*, Shuichi Ota, M.D., Ph.D.6, Daisuke Hidaka, M.D., Ph.D.6*, Akio Mori, MD, PhD7, Takeshi Kondo8, Yasutaka Kakinoki, M.D., Ph.D.9*, Yutaka Tsutsumi, M.D., Ph.D.10*, Satoshi Yamamoto, M.D., Ph.D.11*, Takuto Miyagishima, M.D., Ph.D.12*, Takahiro Nagashima, M.D., Ph.D.13*, Makoto Ibata, M.D., Ph.D.14*, Hajime Kobayashi, M.D, Ph.D.15*, Yoshihito Haseyama, M.D, Ph.D.16*, Katsuya Fujimoto, M.D., Ph.D.17*, Toshimichi Ishihara, M.D., Ph.D.18*, Hajime Sakai, M.D, Ph.D.19 and Takanori Teshima, M.D., Ph.D.1,20
1Department of Hematology, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine, Graduate school of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
2Department of Hematology, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan, Sapporo, Japan
3Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
4Department of Pediatrics, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
5Division of Laboratory and Transfusion Medicine, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
6Department of Hematology, Sapporo Hokuyu Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
7Blood Disorders Center, Aiiku Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
8Aiiku Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
9Department of Hematology, Asahikawa City Hospital, Asahikawa, HOK, Japan
10Department of Hematology, Hakodate Municipal Hospital, Hakodate, Japan
11Department of Hematology, Sapporo City General Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
12Department of Hematology, Kushiro Rosai Hospital, Kushiro, Japan
13Department of Internal Medicine, Kitami Red Cross Hospital, Kitami, Japan
14Department of Hematology, Sapporo-Kosei General Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
15Department of Hematology, Obihiro Kosei Hospital, Obhiro, Japan
16Department of Hematology, Tonan Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
17Department of Hematology, National Hospital Organization Hokkaido Cancer Center, Sapporo, Japan
18Department of Hematology, Kin-ikyo Chuo Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
19Department of Hematology, Teine Keijinkai Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
20Department of Hematology, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan