About the Authors

Xiahui Ge

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China

Fengfeng Han

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China

Yanxi Huang

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China

Yue Zhang

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China

Tianyun Yang

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China

Chong Bai

guoxj1122@hotmail.com (XG); bai7878@126.com (CB)

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, Changhai Hospital of Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, P. R. China

Xuejun Guo

guoxj1122@hotmail.com (XG); bai7878@126.com (CB)

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: X. Guo. Performed the experiments: X. Ge FH TY. Analyzed the data: CB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: YH YZ. Wrote the paper: X. Ge X. Guo.