Funding source: Shanghai Youth Clinical Technician (Clinical Laboratory) Program http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100013104
Award Identifier / Grant number: N/A
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Research funding: This study was supported by Shanghai Youth Clinical Technician (Clinical Laboratory) Program (Y. Qin). http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100013104.
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Author contributions: All authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this manuscript and approved its submission.
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Competing interests: Authors state no conflict of interest.
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Informed consent: This study used the remaining samples from the clinical laboratory and exempt informed consent.
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Ethical approval: This study was approved by the Medical Ethics Committee of Changhai Hospital.
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