About the Authors

Hongmei Yan

Affiliation Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Mingfeng Xia

Affiliation Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Xinxia Chang

Affiliation Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Qiong Xu

Affiliation Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Hua Bian

Affiliation Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Mengsu Zeng

Affiliation Department of Radiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Shengxiang Rao

Affiliation Department of Radiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Xiuzhong Yao

Affiliation Department of Radiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Yinfang Tu

Affiliation Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Clinical Center for Diabetes, Shanghai Diabetes Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China

Weiping Jia

Affiliation Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Clinical Center for Diabetes, Shanghai Diabetes Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China

Xin Gao

zhongshan_endo@126.com

Affiliation Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: XG HMY. Performed the experiments: HMY MFX XXC QX HB SXR XZY YFT. Analyzed the data: XG HMY. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: HMY MFX WPJ MSZ. Wrote the paper: HMY MFX XG.