About the Authors
- Wei-Chih Kan
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Affiliations Department of Nephrology, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan, Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, Chung Hwa University of Medical Technology, Tainan, Taiwan, Southern Taiwan University, Tainan, Taiwan
- Jhi-Joung Wang
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Affiliation Department of Medical Research Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan
- Shuo-Yu Wang
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Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan
- Yih-Min Sun
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Affiliation Department of Occupational Safety and Health, Chung Hwa University of Medical Technology, Tainan, Taiwan
- Chien-Ya Hung
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Affiliation Department of Food Nutrition, Chung Hwa University of Medical Technology, Tainan, Taiwan
- Chin-Chen Chu
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Affiliation Department of Medical Research Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan
- Chin-Li Lu
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Affiliation Department of Medical Research Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan
- Shih-Feng Weng
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Affiliation Department of Medical Research Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan
- Chung-Ching Chio
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Affiliation Department of Neurological Surgery, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan
- Chih-Chiang Chien
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* E-mail: ccchien58@yahoo.com.tw
Affiliations Department of Nephrology, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan, Department of Food Nutrition, Chung Hwa University of Medical Technology, Tainan, Taiwan
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: WCK JJW C.C. Chien. Performed the experiments: WCK C.C. Chien JJW SYW CYH YMS C.C. Chu C.C. Chio. Analyzed the data: WCK C.C. Chien CLL SFW. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: C.C. Chien CLL SFW. Wrote the paper: WCK C.C. Chien. We are grateful to the staff in Professor Jhi-Joung Wang's Department of Medical Research, especially Chin-Li Lu and Shih-Feng Weng, who helped with statistical analyses.