About the Authors
- Jen-Pi Tsai
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Affiliations Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, Department of Nephrology, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan
- Jia-Hung Liou
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Affiliations Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, Department of Pathology, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan, Department of Medical Technology, Jen-The Junior College of Medicine, Nursing and Management, Miaoli, Taiwan
- Wei-Tse Kao
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Affiliation Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Shao-Chung Wang
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Affiliations Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, Department of Urology, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Jong-Da Lian
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Affiliation Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Horng-Rong Chang
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* E-mail: chr@csmu.edu.tw
Affiliations Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, 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: HRC JPT JHL WTK JDL SCW. Performed the experiments: JPT JHL WTK. Analyzed the data: JPT HRC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JPT HRC SCW. Wrote the paper: JPT HRC.