About the Authors

Hsin-Chou Yang

Affiliation Institute of Statistical Science, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan

Yu-Jen Liang

Affiliation Institute of Statistical Science, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan

Yi-Lin Wu

Affiliation Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan

Chia-Min Chung

Affiliation Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan

Kuang-Mao Chiang

Affiliation Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan

Hung-Yun Ho

Affiliation Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan

Chih-Tai Ting

Affiliation Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan

Tsung-Hsien Lin

Affiliation Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Sheng-Hsiung Sheu

Affiliation Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Wei-Chuan Tsai

Affiliation National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan

Jyh-Hong Chen

Affiliation National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan

Hsin-Bang Leu

Affiliation National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine and Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

Wei-Hsian Yin

Affiliation Cheng Hsin Rehabilitation Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan

Ting-Yu Chiu

Affiliation Min Sheng General Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan

Chin-Iuan Chen

Affiliation Min Sheng General Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan

Cathy S. J. Fann

Affiliation Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan

Jer-Yuarn Wu

Affiliation Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan

Teng-Nan Lin

Affiliation Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan

Shing-Jong Lin

Affiliation National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine and Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

Yuan-Tsong Chen

Affiliation Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan

Jaw-Wen Chen

jwchen@vghtpe.gov.tw (J-WC); pan@ibms.sinica.edu.tw (WH-P)

Affiliation National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine and Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

Wen-Harn Pan

jwchen@vghtpe.gov.tw (J-WC); pan@ibms.sinica.edu.tw (WH-P)

Affiliation Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: HCY YLW CSJF YTC JWC WHP. Performed the experiments: CMC HYH CTT THL SHS WCT JHC HBL WHY TYC CIC TNL SJL JWC. Analyzed the data: HCY YJL KMC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JYW TNL YTC. Wrote the paper: HCY WHP.