About the Authors

Kuo-Chung Lan

Affiliations Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, Chang Gung University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Hormone Research Center, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Yen-Ta Chen

Affiliation Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Chawnshang Chang

Affiliation George H. Whipple Lab for Cancer Research, Departments of Pathology, Urology and Radiation Oncology, and the Wilmot Cancer Center, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, United States of America

Yung-Chiao Chang

Affiliation Hormone Research Center, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Hsin-Jung Lin

Affiliation Hormone Research Center, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Ko-En Huang

Affiliations Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Hormone Research Center, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Hong-Yo Kang

hkang3@mail.cgu.edu.tw

Affiliations Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, Chang Gung University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Hormone Research Center, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: KCL HYK. Performed the experiments: KCL YCC HJL. Analyzed the data: KCL HYK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: KEH HYK CC KCL YTC. Wrote the manuscript: KCL HYK.