About the Authors

Li-na Wu

Affiliation Department of Laboratory Medicine, Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, PR China

Xiao-wei Wei

Affiliation Key Laboratory of Health Ministry for Congenital Malformation, Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, PR China

Yang Fan

Affiliation Key Laboratory of Health Ministry for Congenital Malformation, Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, PR China

Jia-ning Miao

Affiliation Key Laboratory of Health Ministry for Congenital Malformation, Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, PR China

Li-li Wang

Affiliation Key Laboratory of Health Ministry for Congenital Malformation, Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, PR China

Yi Zhang

Affiliation Key Laboratory of Health Ministry for Congenital Malformation, Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, PR China

Di Wu

Affiliation Key Laboratory of Health Ministry for Congenital Malformation, Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, PR China

Zheng-wei Yuan

yuanzw@hotmail.com

Affiliation Key Laboratory of Health Ministry for Congenital Malformation, Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, PR China

Competing Interests

The authors in this paper have declared that no competing interests exist, and Xiao-Ping Miao also has no competing interests. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: L. Wu ZY. Performed the experiments: L. Wu XW YF JM YZ. Analyzed the data: L. Wu L. Wang DW. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: L. Wu XW YF JM LW DW. Wrote the paper: L. Wu ZY.