1. Division of General Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Kashiwa Hospital, Jikei University School of Medicine, Chiba 277-856, Japan
2. Institute of Clinical Medicine and Research, Jikei University School of Medicine, Chiba 277-856, Japan
3. Department of Clinical Laboratory, Kashiwa Hospital, Jikei University School of Medicine, Chiba 277-856, Japan
4. Scientific Instrument Division, Tosoh Corporation, Kanagawa 252-1123, Japan