About the Authors
- Pei-Ching Hsiao
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Affiliations School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, Department of Internal Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Ying-Erh Chou
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Affiliation Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Peng Tan
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Affiliation Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Wei-Jiunn Lee
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Affiliation Department of Urology, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Shun-Fa Yang
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Affiliations Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, Department of Medical Research, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Jyh-Ming Chow
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Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Hui-Yu Chen
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Affiliation Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Chien-Huang Lin
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Affiliation Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Liang-Ming Lee
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* E-mail: mhchien1976@gmail.com (MHC); lm@tmu.edu.tw (LML)
Affiliation Department of Urology, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Ming-Hsien Chien
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* E-mail: mhchien1976@gmail.com (MHC); lm@tmu.edu.tw (LML)
Affiliations Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: PCH LML MHC. Performed the experiments: YEC MHC HYC. Analyzed the data: PT WJL SFY. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JMC CHL LML. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: PCH LML MHC.