Akitada Ichinose1, Hans P Kohler, Helen Philippou. 1. Prof. Akitada Ichinose, MD, PhD, Department of Molecular Patho-Biochemistry, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Yamagata, 990-9585 Japan, Tel.: +81 23 628 5275, Fax: +81 23 628 5280, E-mail: aichinos@med.id.yamagata-u.ac.jp.