About the Authors
- I-Chun Lin
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Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and the Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Ho-Chang Kuo
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Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and the Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Ying-Jui Lin
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Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and the Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Feng-Shen Wang
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* E-mail: yangkd.yeh@hotmail.com (KDY); wangfs@ms33.hinet.net (FSW)
Affiliation Department of Medical Research, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and the Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Lin Wang
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Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and the Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Shun-Chen Huang
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Affiliation Department of Pathology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and the Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Shao-Ju Chien
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Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and the Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Chien-Fu Huang
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Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and the Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Chih-Lu Wang
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Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Po-Jen Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Hong-Ren Yu
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Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and the Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Rong-Fu Chen
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Affiliation Department of Medical Research, Show Chwan Memorial Hospital in Chang Bing, Changhua, Taiwan
- Kuender D. Yang
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* E-mail: yangkd.yeh@hotmail.com (KDY); wangfs@ms33.hinet.net (FSW)
Affiliation Department of Medical Research, Show Chwan Memorial Hospital in Chang Bing, Changhua, Taiwan
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: ICL HCK KDY. Performed the experiments: ICL HCK YJL FSW SCH SJC CFH HRY RFC. Analyzed the data: ICL HCK YJL FSW SCH LW CLW. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: ICL LW KDY. Wrote the paper: ICL HCK KDY.