About the Authors

Chih-Jung Chen

Affiliations Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichuang, Taiwan, Institute of Medical and Molecular Toxicology, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichuang, Taiwan, Department of Surgical Pathology, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan, Department of Medical Technology, Jen-Teh Junior College of Medicine, Nursing and Management, Miaoli, Taiwan, School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichuang, Taiwan

Wen-Wei Sung

Affiliations Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichuang, Taiwan, Institute of Medical and Molecular Toxicology, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichuang, Taiwan, School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichuang, Taiwan

Yueh-Min Lin

Affiliations Department of Surgical Pathology, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan, Department of Medical Technology, Jen-Teh Junior College of Medicine, Nursing and Management, Miaoli, Taiwan

Mu-Kuan Chen

Affiliations School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichuang, Taiwan, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan

Ching-Hsiao Lee

Affiliation Department of Medical Technology, Jen-Teh Junior College of Medicine, Nursing and Management, Miaoli, Taiwan

Huei Lee

Contributed equally to this work with: Huei Lee, Kun-Tu Yeh, Jiunn-Liang Ko

hl@csmu.edu.tw (HL); 10159@cch.org.tw (KTY); jlko@csmu.edu.tw (JLK)

Affiliations Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichuang, Taiwan, Institute of Medical and Molecular Toxicology, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichuang, Taiwan

Kun-Tu Yeh

Contributed equally to this work with: Huei Lee, Kun-Tu Yeh, Jiunn-Liang Ko

hl@csmu.edu.tw (HL); 10159@cch.org.tw (KTY); jlko@csmu.edu.tw (JLK)

Affiliations Department of Surgical Pathology, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan, School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichuang, Taiwan

Jiunn-Liang Ko

Contributed equally to this work with: Huei Lee, Kun-Tu Yeh, Jiunn-Liang Ko

hl@csmu.edu.tw (HL); 10159@cch.org.tw (KTY); jlko@csmu.edu.tw (JLK)

Affiliations Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichuang, Taiwan, Institute of Medical and Molecular Toxicology, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichuang, Taiwan, Department of Medical Oncology and Chest Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichuang, Taiwan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: HL KTY JLK. Performed the experiments: CJC WWS YML. Analyzed the data: WWS CHL. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CJC WWS YML MKC. Wrote the paper: CJC WWS. Obtained the approval of institutional review board or equivalent committee: CJC WWS.