1. Department of Nephrology and Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa University, Ishikawa, Japan
2. Nephrology Center, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
3. Nephrology Center, Toranomon Hospital Kajigaya, Kanagawa, Japan
4. Okinaka Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Tokyo, Japan
5. Division of Nephrology, Kanazawa University Hospital, Kanazawa, Japan
6. Department of Pathology, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
7. Department of Pathology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
8. Department of Nephrology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan
9. Department of Pathology, Clinical Research Center, National Hospital Organization Chiba-East National Hospital, Chiba, Japan
10. Health Administration Center, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan
11. Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Tohoku University Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Miyagi, Japan
12. Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan
13. Department of Pathology, Dokkyo Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Saitama, Japan
14. Division of Nephrology and Kidney Center, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Hyogo, Japan
15. Department of Nephrology, Kanazawa Medical University School of Medicine, Ishikawa, Japan
16. Department of Nephrology, Nagasaki University Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan
17. Department of Nephrology, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan
18. Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Nephrology and Neurology, University of the Ryukyus School of Medicine, Okinawa, Japan
19. Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
20. Department of Nephrology, Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
21. Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan