About the Authors
- Ling Yi
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Affiliation Department of Central Laboratory, Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University and Beijing Tuberculosis and Thoracic Tumor Research Institute, Beijing, People's Republic of China
- Yanlin Zhao
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Affiliation Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, People's Republic of China
- Xiaojue Wang
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Affiliation Department of Central Laboratory, Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University and Beijing Tuberculosis and Thoracic Tumor Research Institute, Beijing, People's Republic of China
- Min Dai
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Affiliation Department of Pathology, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- Karl Erik Hellström
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Affiliation Department of Pathology, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- Ingegerd Hellström
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Affiliation Department of Pathology, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- Hongtao Zhang
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* E-mail: zhtbeijing@163.com
Affiliation Department of Central Laboratory, Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University and Beijing Tuberculosis and Thoracic Tumor Research Institute, Beijing, People's Republic of China
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: HZ YZ KH IH. Performed the experiments: LY YZ XW HZ. Analyzed the data: LY YZ HZ KH IH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: LY XW. Wrote the paper: HZ KH IH MD LY. Discussed the results and implications and commented on the manuscript at all stages: LY YZ XW MD KH IH HZ.