About the Authors

Chien-Ning Huang

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, Chung-Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, Institute of Medicine, Chung-Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan

Chau-Jong Wang

Affiliation Institute of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Chung-Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan

Yi-Ju Lee

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Chung-Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan

Chiung-Huei Peng

a222907@sunrise.hk.edu.tw

Affiliation Division of Basic Medical Science, Hungkuang University, Shalu District, Taichung, Taiwan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceptualization: CHP CNH. Formal analysis: CNH. Funding acquisition: CHP. Investigation: CHP CJW YJL. Resources: CHP CNH CJW. Writing – original draft: CHP.