1. From the Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Vascular Medicine, Department of Medicine (Y.T., R.M., M.K., S.I., F.S.)
2. Division of Clinical Hypertension, Endocrinology and Metabolism (Y.T., F.S.), Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
3. Department of Pathology (Y.Y., H.S.), Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
4. Department of Stem Cell Biology and Histology (M.K., M.D.), Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
5. Department of Diagnostic Radiology (K.S., K.T.), Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
6. Department of Urology (Y.K., K.M., A.I.), Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
7. Aska Pharma Medical Co Ltd, Kawasaki, Japan (J. Nishikawa, N.A.)
8. Division of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan (Y. Nakamura)
9. Division of Endocrinology, G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center and University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson (C.E.G.-S.).