About the Authors

Bai-Hua Luo

Affiliations Department of Pathology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China, Department of Pathology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China

Feng Xiong

Affiliation Center of Furong Judicial Authentication, the Second People’s Hospital, Hunan, China

Jun-Pu Wang

Affiliations Department of Pathology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China, Department of Pathology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China

Jing-He Li

Affiliations Department of Pathology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China, Department of Pathology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China

Ming Zhong

Affiliations Department of Pathology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China, Department of Pathology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China

Qin-Lai Liu

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Taishan Medical College, Taian, Shandong, China

Geng-Qiu Luo

Affiliations Department of Pathology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China, Department of Pathology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China

Xiao-Jing Yang

Affiliations Department of Pathology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China, Department of Pathology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China

Ni Xiao

Affiliations Department of Pathology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China, Department of Pathology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China

Bin Xie

Affiliations Department of Pathology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China, Department of Pathology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China

Heng Xiao

Affiliations Department of Pathology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China, Department of Pathology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China

Rui-Jie Liu

Affiliations Department of Pathology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China, Department of Pathology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China

Chang-Sheng Dong

Affiliation Department of anesthesiology, Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Xiangya Medical College, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China

Kuan-Song Wang

jifangw@yahoo.com (JFW); 13787146109@126.com (KSW)

Affiliations Department of Pathology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China, Department of Pathology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China

Ji-Fang Wen

jifangw@yahoo.com (JFW); 13787146109@126.com (KSW)

Affiliations Department of Pathology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China, Department of Pathology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: BHL KSW JFW. Performed the experiments: BHL FX MZ QLL XJY. Analyzed the data: BHL GQL KSW. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: BHL NX BX HX RJL CSD. Wrote the paper: BHL KSW. Edited the manuscript: KSW JPW JHL JFW.