About the Authors
- Xin Long
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Affiliations Hepatic Surgery Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei province, China, Johns Hopkins Asthma & Allergy Center, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- Qian Chen
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Affiliation Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei province, China
- Jianping Zhao
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Affiliation Hepatic Surgery Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei province, China
- Nicholas Rafaels
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Affiliation Johns Hopkins Asthma & Allergy Center, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- Priyanka Mathias
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Affiliation Johns Hopkins Asthma & Allergy Center, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- Huifang Liang
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Affiliation Hepatic Surgery Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei province, China
- Joseph Potee
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Affiliation Johns Hopkins Asthma & Allergy Center, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- Monica Campbell
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Affiliation Johns Hopkins Asthma & Allergy Center, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- Bixiang Zhang
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Affiliation Hepatic Surgery Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei province, China
- Li Gao
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Affiliation Johns Hopkins Asthma & Allergy Center, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- Steve N. Georas
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Affiliation University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, United States of America
- Donata Vercelli
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Affiliation Arizona Respiratory Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
- Terri H. Beaty
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Affiliation Bloomberg School of Public Health, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- Ingo Ruczinski
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Affiliation Bloomberg School of Public Health, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- Rasika Mathias
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Affiliation Johns Hopkins Asthma & Allergy Center, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- Kathleen C. Barnes
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* E-mail: kbarnes@jhmi.edu (KCB); chenxp@medmail.com.cn (XPC)
Affiliation Johns Hopkins Asthma & Allergy Center, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- Xiaoping Chen
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* E-mail: kbarnes@jhmi.edu (KCB); chenxp@medmail.com.cn (XPC)
Affiliation Hepatic Surgery Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei province, China
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: KCB QC XPC BXZ XL. Performed the experiments: XL JPZ PM HFL MC JP. Analyzed the data: XL NR. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: KCB XPC HFL BXZ. Wrote the paper: XL. Critical revision: QC KCB RM NR LG IR SNG DV THB.