About the Authors
- Xiang Ji
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Affiliations Department of Geriatrics, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Proteomics of Shandong Province, Jinan, Shandong, China, Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America
- Hao Xu
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Affiliations Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America, Children’s Research Institute, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America
- Hao Zhang
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Affiliations Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America, Children’s Research Institute, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America
- Cheryl A. Hillery
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Affiliations Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America, Blood Research Institute, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America, Children’s Research Institute, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America
- Hai-qing Gao
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Affiliations Department of Geriatrics, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Proteomics of Shandong Province, Jinan, Shandong, China, Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America
- Kirkwood A. Pritchard Jr
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* E-mail: kpritch@mcw.edu
Affiliations Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America, Children’s Research Institute, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: HX HZ CAH KAP. Performed the experiments: XJ HX HZ CAH KAP. Analyzed the data: HZ CAH HG KAP. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: HZ CAH HG KAP. Wrote the paper: XJ HX HZ CAH KAP.