About the Authors
- Yin-Hung Chu
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Affiliation Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Shu-Ling Tzeng
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Affiliation Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Chiao-Wen Lin
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Affiliations Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, Department of Medical Research, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Ming-Hsien Chien
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Affiliations Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan, Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Mu-Kuan Chen
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* E-mail: ysf@csmu.edu.tw (SFY); 53780@cch.org.tw (MKC)
Affiliation Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan
- Shun-Fa Yang
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* E-mail: ysf@csmu.edu.tw (SFY); 53780@cch.org.tw (MKC)
Affiliations Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, Department of Medical Research, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: SFY. Performed the experiments: YHC CWL. Analyzed the data: MKC SFY MHC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MKC SFY SLT. Wrote the paper: YHC SFY.