About the Authors

Xiu Chen

Affiliations The Fourth Clinical School of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China, Department of General Surgery, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China

Shan-liang Zhong

Affiliation Center of Clinical Laboratory Science, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China

Peng Lu

Affiliation School of Public Health Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China

Dan-dan Wang

Affiliation Department of General Surgery, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China

Si-ying Zhou

Affiliation Department of General Surgery, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China

Su-jin Yang

Affiliation Department of General Surgery, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China

Hong-yu Shen

Affiliation Department of General Surgery, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China

Lei Zhang

Affiliation Department of General Surgery, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China

Xiao-hui Zhang

Affiliation Center of Clinical Laboratory Science, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China

Jian-hua Zhao

jschjhtang@163.com (JHT); jsccljhzhao@126.com (JHZ)

Affiliation Center of Clinical Laboratory Science, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China

Jin-hai Tang

jschjhtang@163.com (JHT); jsccljhzhao@126.com (JHZ)

Affiliations Department of General Surgery, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China, Department of General Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: XC JT JZ. Performed the experiments: XC PL. Analyzed the data: XC S. Zhong PL LZ. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SY DW HS XZ. Wrote the paper: XC PL S. Zhou. Revision of the final manuscript: XZ.