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Yamanouchi M, Furuichi K, Hoshino J, Toyama T, Shimizu M, Yamamura Y, Oshima M, Kitajima S, Hara A, Iwata Y, Sakai N, Oba Y, Matsuoka S, Ikuma D, Mizuno H, Suwabe T, Sawa N, Yuzawa Y, Kitamura H, Suzuki Y, Sato H, Uesugi N, Ueda Y, Nishi S, Yokoyama H, Nishino T, Samejima K, Kohagura K, Shibagaki Y, Makino H, Matsuo S, Ubara Y, Wada T; Research Group of Diabetic Nephropathy, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, and the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development.

BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care. 2021 Aug;9(1):e002241. doi: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2021-002241.