About the Authors
- Yi-Chun Chen
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Affiliations Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan, School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
- Yu-Chieh Su
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Affiliations Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan, School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
- Ching-Chih Lee
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* E-mail: df254246@tzuchi.com.tw (C-CL); solomons1117@yahoo.com.tw (S-JH)
Affiliations Department of Otolaryngology, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan, School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
- Yung-Sung Huang
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* E-mail: df254246@tzuchi.com.tw (C-CL); solomons1117@yahoo.com.tw (S-JH)
Affiliations Division of Neurology, Department of Internal Medicine, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan, School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
- Shang-Jyh Hwang
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Affiliation Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: Y-CC C-CL Y-SH. Performed the experiments: C-CL. Analyzed the data: Y-CC C-CL Y-SH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: Y-CS. Wrote the paper: Y-CC. Provided constructive opinions and suggestions: Y-CC Y-CS C-CL Y-SH S-JH. Study supervision: C-CL Y-SH.