About the Authors

Ying Xu

Affiliations Department of Pathology, the First Affiliated Hospital and College of Basic Medical Sciences, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China, Institute of Pathology and Pathophysiology, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China

Lifeng Liu

Affiliation Department of Orthopaedics, the First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China

Xueshan Qiu

xueshan-qiu@hotmail.com

Affiliations Department of Pathology, the First Affiliated Hospital and College of Basic Medical Sciences, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China, Institute of Pathology and Pathophysiology, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China

Zihui Liu

Affiliations Department of Pathology, the First Affiliated Hospital and College of Basic Medical Sciences, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China, Institute of Pathology and Pathophysiology, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China

Haiying Li

Affiliations Department of Pathology, the First Affiliated Hospital and College of Basic Medical Sciences, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China, Institute of Pathology and Pathophysiology, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China

Zixuan Li

Affiliations Department of Pathology, the First Affiliated Hospital and College of Basic Medical Sciences, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China, Institute of Pathology and Pathophysiology, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China

Wenting Luo

Affiliations Department of Pathology, the First Affiliated Hospital and College of Basic Medical Sciences, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China, Institute of Pathology and Pathophysiology, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China

Enhua Wang

Affiliations Department of Pathology, the First Affiliated Hospital and College of Basic Medical Sciences, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China, Institute of Pathology and Pathophysiology, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: YX XQ. Performed the experiments: YX LL XQ Z. Liu HL Z. Li WL EW. Analyzed the data: YX LL. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: XQ. Wrote the paper: YX.