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Respiratory Disease Center, Kitano Hospital, Tazuke Kofukai Medical Research Institute; Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Kitano Hospital, Tazuke Kofukai Medical Research Institute, Osaka, Japan. The authors declare no conflicts of interest relevant to this article. Address correspondence to Dr. T. Kitajima, Respiratory Disease Center, Tazuke Kofukai Medical Research Institute, Kitano Hospital, 2-4-20 Ohgimachi, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-8480, Japan. Email: m-kitajima@kitano- hp.or.jp.

Respiratory Disease Center, Kitano Hospital, Tazuke Kofukai Medical Research Institute; Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Kitano Hospital, Tazuke Kofukai Medical Research Institute, Osaka, Japan. The authors declare no conflicts of interest relevant to this article. Address correspondence to Dr. T. Kitajima, Respiratory Disease Center, Tazuke Kofukai Medical Research Institute, Kitano Hospital, 2-4-20 Ohgimachi, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-8480, Japan. Email: m-kitajima@kitano- hp.or.jp.

Respiratory Disease Center, Kitano Hospital, Tazuke Kofukai Medical Research Institute; Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Kitano Hospital, Tazuke Kofukai Medical Research Institute, Osaka, Japan. The authors declare no conflicts of interest relevant to this article. Address correspondence to Dr. T. Kitajima, Respiratory Disease Center, Tazuke Kofukai Medical Research Institute, Kitano Hospital, 2-4-20 Ohgimachi, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-8480, Japan. Email: m-kitajima@kitano- hp.or.jp.

Respiratory Disease Center, Kitano Hospital, Tazuke Kofukai Medical Research Institute; Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Kitano Hospital, Tazuke Kofukai Medical Research Institute, Osaka, Japan. The authors declare no conflicts of interest relevant to this article. Address correspondence to Dr. T. Kitajima, Respiratory Disease Center, Tazuke Kofukai Medical Research Institute, Kitano Hospital, 2-4-20 Ohgimachi, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-8480, Japan. Email: m-kitajima@kitano- hp.or.jp.

Respiratory Disease Center, Kitano Hospital, Tazuke Kofukai Medical Research Institute; Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Kitano Hospital, Tazuke Kofukai Medical Research Institute, Osaka, Japan. The authors declare no conflicts of interest relevant to this article. Address correspondence to Dr. T. Kitajima, Respiratory Disease Center, Tazuke Kofukai Medical Research Institute, Kitano Hospital, 2-4-20 Ohgimachi, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-8480, Japan. Email: m-kitajima@kitano- hp.or.jp.

Respiratory Disease Center, Kitano Hospital, Tazuke Kofukai Medical Research Institute; Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Kitano Hospital, Tazuke Kofukai Medical Research Institute, Osaka, Japan. The authors declare no conflicts of interest relevant to this article. Address correspondence to Dr. T. Kitajima, Respiratory Disease Center, Tazuke Kofukai Medical Research Institute, Kitano Hospital, 2-4-20 Ohgimachi, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-8480, Japan. Email: m-kitajima@kitano- hp.or.jp.