About the Authors
- Philippe Noriel Q. Pascua
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Affiliation College of Medicine and Medical Research Institute, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Republic of Korea
- Min-Suk Song
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Affiliation College of Medicine and Medical Research Institute, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Republic of Korea
- Jun Han Lee
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Affiliation College of Medicine and Medical Research Institute, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Republic of Korea
- Kuk Jin Park
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Affiliation College of Medicine and Medical Research Institute, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Republic of Korea
- Hyeok-il Kwon
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Affiliation College of Medicine and Medical Research Institute, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Republic of Korea
- Yun Hee Baek
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Affiliation College of Medicine and Medical Research Institute, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Republic of Korea
- Seung-Pyo Hong
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Affiliation Bioleaders Corporation, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
- Jong-Bok Rho
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Affiliation Bioleaders Corporation, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
- Chul-Joong Kim
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Affiliation College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University, DaeJeon, Republic of Korea
- Haryoung Poo
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Affiliation Korean Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
- Thomas S. Ryoo
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Affiliation Prestige World Genetics, Genetics Korea, Ltd., Pyongtaek, Republic of Korea
- Moon-Hee Sung
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Affiliation Bioleaders Corporation, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
- Young Ki Choi
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* E-mail: choiki55@chungbuk.ac.kr
Affiliation College of Medicine and Medical Research Institute, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Republic of Korea
Competing Interests
Thomas S. Ryoo is an employee of Prestige World Genetics, Genetics Korea, Ltd., which provided the specific-pathogen-free miniature pigs. Moon-Hee Sung is CEO of a commercial company, Bioleaders Corporation. In addition, he is a Professor at the Kookmin University in Seoul, Republic of Korea. However, these co-authors declare that they do not have any financial, personal, or professional interests with regards to the submitted work. Thus, authors confirm that such affiliations do not alter their adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials (as detailed online: http://www.plosone.org/static/policies.action).
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: PNQP MSS CJK YKC. Performed the experiments: PNQP MSS JHL KJP HiK YHB SpH JBR YKC. Analyzed the data: PNQP MSS CJK YKC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SpH HP TSR MHS YKC. Wrote the paper: PNQP MSS YKC.