The involvement and possible mechanism of pro-inflammatory tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) in thoracic ossification of the ligamentum flavum

• Chi Zhang ,

  * E-mail: chi.zhang@case.edu (CZ); puh3_czq@bjmu.edu.cn (ZC)

  Affiliations Department of Orthopedics, Peking University International Hospital, Beijing, China, Central Laboratory, Peking University International Hospital, Beijing, China, Bone Research Laboratory, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States of America

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7821-483X

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• Zhongqiang Chen ,

  * E-mail: chi.zhang@case.edu (CZ); puh3_czq@bjmu.edu.cn (ZC)

  Affiliation Department of Orthopedics, Peking University Third Hospital, Haidian District, Beijing, China

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• Xiangyu Meng,

  Affiliation Central Laboratory, Peking University International Hospital, Beijing, China

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• Mengtao Li,

  Affiliation Central Laboratory, Peking University International Hospital, Beijing, China

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• Li Zhang,

  Affiliation Department of Research, Daobio Inc., Dallas, Texas, United States of America

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• Ann Huang

  Affiliation Department of Research, Daobio Inc., Dallas, Texas, United States of America

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