About the Authors
- Yan Song
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Affiliation Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macau, China
- Ying Bian
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* E-mail: bianying@umac.mo
Affiliation Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macau, China
- Max Petzold
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Affiliation Center for Applied Biostatistics, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Carolina Oi Lam Ung
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Affiliation Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macau, China
Competing Interests
The authors have the following interests: Chengdu blood center in Sichuan province, China provided technical assistance. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: YB. Performed the experiments: YS YB. Analyzed the data: YS MP COLU. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: YB. Wrote the paper: YS COLU.