About the Authors
- Chiao-Wen Lin
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Affiliations Institute of Oral Sciences, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, Department of Dentistry, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Pei-Ni Chen
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Affiliations Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Mu-Kuan Chen
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Affiliations Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan, Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Wei-En Yang
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Affiliation Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Chih-Hsin Tang
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Affiliations Graduate Institute of Basic Medical Science, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, Department of Biotechnology, College of Health Science, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Shun-Fa Yang
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* E-mail: csmcysh@csmu.edu.tw (Y-SH); ysf@csmu.edu.tw (S-FY)
Affiliations Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, Department of Medical Research, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Yih-Shou Hsieh
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* E-mail: csmcysh@csmu.edu.tw (Y-SH); ysf@csmu.edu.tw (S-FY)
Affiliations Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, Department of Clinical Laboratory, 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: CWL PNC. Performed the experiments: MKC WEY. Analyzed the data: SFY CHT. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SFY YSH. Wrote the paper: CWL YSH.