About the Authors
- Xiaomu Kong
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Contributed equally to this work with: Xiaomu Kong, Xuelian Zhang
Affiliation Department of Endocrinology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
- Xuelian Zhang
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Contributed equally to this work with: Xiaomu Kong, Xuelian Zhang
Affiliation Department of Endocrinology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
- Xiaoyan Xing
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Affiliation Department of Endocrinology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
- Bo Zhang
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Affiliation Department of Endocrinology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
- Jing Hong
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Affiliation Department of Endocrinology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
- Wenying Yang
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* E-mail: ywying_1010@163.com
Affiliation Department of Endocrinology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
Competing Interests
The authors have the following interests: this study was partly funded by Sanofi (China) Investment Company Limited. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: WY XK. Performed the experiments: XK XZ XX BZ JH. Analyzed the data: XK XZ XX BZ JH WY. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: XK XZ XX BZ JH WY. Wrote the paper: XK XZ XX BZ JH WY.