About the Authors

Jing-Lan Liu

Affiliations Department of Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Chiayi Branch, Chiayi, Taiwan, Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan

Fen-Fen Chen

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Chiayi Branch, Chiayi, Taiwan

Shun-Fu Chang

Affiliation Department of Medical Research and Development, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Chiayi Branch, Chiayi, Taiwan

Cheng-Nan Chen

Affiliation Department of Biochemical Science and Technology, National Chiayi University, Chiayi, Taiwan

Jrhau Lung

Affiliation Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Chiayi Branch, Chiayi, Taiwan

Cheng-Hsing Lo

Affiliation Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, St. Martin De Porres Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan

Fang-Hui Lee

Affiliation Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, St. Martin De Porres Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan

Ying-Chou Lu

Affiliation Department of Otolaryngology, St. Martin De Porres Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan

Chien-Hui Hung

hungc01@mail.cgu.edu.tw

Affiliation Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JLL CHH. Performed the experiments: JLL FFC SFC CNC JL CHL FHL YCL CHH. Analyzed the data: JLL FFC CHH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JLL FFC SFC CNC JL CHL FHL YCL CHH. Wrote the paper: JLL CHH.