About the Authors

Jing Jiang

Affiliation Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Jilin University First Hospital, Changchun, China

Zhifang Jia

Affiliation Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Jilin University First Hospital, Changchun, China

Donghui Cao

Affiliation Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Jilin University First Hospital, Changchun, China

Mei-Shan Jin

Affiliation Division of Pathology, Jilin University First Hospital, Changchun, China

Fei Kong

Affiliation Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Jilin University First Hospital, Changchun, China

Jian Suo

Affiliation Department of Gastric and Colorectal Surgery, Jilin University First Hospital, Changchun, China

Xueyuan Cao

ccmzc32jdyycao@yahoo.com.cn

Affiliation Department of Gastric and Colorectal Surgery, Jilin University First Hospital, Changchun, China

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JJ XC. Performed the experiments: JJ ZJ XC DC MSJ FK. Analyzed the data: JJ ZJ. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MSJ DC FK JS. Wrote the paper: JJ XC.