About the Authors

Zhao-min Liu

liuzhaomin@cuhk.edu.hk (ZML); jeanwoowong@cuhk.edu.hk (JW)

Affiliation Department of Medicine &Therapeutics, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, PR, China

Suzanne C. Ho

Affiliation Division of Epidemiology, The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, PR, China

Nelson Tang

Affiliation Department of Medicine &Therapeutics, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, PR, China

Ruth Chan

Affiliation Department of Medicine &Therapeutics, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, PR, China

Yu-ming Chen

Affiliation Department of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, PR, China

Jean Woo

liuzhaomin@cuhk.edu.hk (ZML); jeanwoowong@cuhk.edu.hk (JW)

Affiliation Department of Medicine &Therapeutics, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, PR, China

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JW ZML SCH RC. Performed the experiments: ZML. Analyzed the data: ZML. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: NT YMC. Wrote the paper: ZML.