1. Department of Cardiology, Toho University Sakura Medical Center, Sakura, Chiba 285‑8741, Japan
2. Department of Clinical‑Laboratory and Experimental‑Research Medicine, Toho University Sakura Medical Center, Sakura, Chiba 285‑8741, Japan
3. Department of Internal Medicine, Toho University Sakura Medical Center, Sakura, Chiba 285‑8741, Japan
4. Department of Pathology, Toho University Sakura Medical Center, Sakura, Chiba 285‑8741, Japan
5. Department of Diabetic Complications, Diabetes Research Center, Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo 162-8655, Japan
6. Department of Medical Biochemistry, Max F. Perutz Laboratories, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna 1090, Austria