About the Authors
- Gang Chen
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Contributed equally to this work with: Gang Chen, Alfiah Noor
Affiliations Department of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning Guangxi, People's Republic of China, Laboratory of Medical and Molecular Oncology, Department of Medical Oncology, Oncology Center, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
- Alfiah Noor
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Contributed equally to this work with: Gang Chen, Alfiah Noor
Affiliation Laboratory of Medical and Molecular Oncology, Department of Medical Oncology, Oncology Center, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
- Peter Kronenberger
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Affiliations Laboratory of Medical and Molecular Oncology, Department of Medical Oncology, Oncology Center, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium, Laboratory for Biotechnology, Departement Gezondheidszorg, Erasmushogeschool Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
- Erik Teugels
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Affiliation Laboratory of Medical and Molecular Oncology, Department of Medical Oncology, Oncology Center, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
- Ijeoma Adaku Umelo
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Affiliation Laboratory of Medical and Molecular Oncology, Department of Medical Oncology, Oncology Center, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
- Jacques De Grève
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* E-mail: Jacques.Degreve@uzbrussel.be
Affiliation Laboratory of Medical and Molecular Oncology, Department of Medical Oncology, Oncology Center, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
Competing Interests
The authors have the following interests: This study was partly supported by the research fund of Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: GC AN PK ET JDG. Performed the experiments: GC AN PK IU. Analyzed the data: GC AN PK ET IU JDG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: GC AN PK IU. Wrote the paper: GC AN PK ET IU JDG.