About the Authors

Jing Wang

Affiliation Department of Hematology, the Affiliated DrumTower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, Jiangsu, PR China

Yong-Gong Yang

Affiliation Department of Hematology, the Affiliated DrumTower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, Jiangsu, PR China

Min Zhou

Affiliation Department of Hematology, the Affiliated DrumTower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, Jiangsu, PR China

Jing-Yan Xu

Affiliation Department of Hematology, the Affiliated DrumTower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, Jiangsu, PR China

Qi-Guo Zhang

Affiliation Department of Hematology, the Affiliated DrumTower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, Jiangsu, PR China

Rong-Fu Zhou

Affiliation Department of Hematology, the Affiliated DrumTower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, Jiangsu, PR China

Bing Chen

Affiliation Department of Hematology, the Affiliated DrumTower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, Jiangsu, PR China

Jian Ouyang

ouyang211@hotmail.com

Affiliation Department of Hematology, the Affiliated DrumTower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, Jiangsu, PR China

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JW JO. Performed the experiments: JW QZ JX YY BC. Analyzed the data: RZ YY BC JW MZ. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RZ YY MZ BC JW. Wrote the paper: JW YY MZ JO.