Funding for this research was provided by:
Jiangsu Provincial Medical Innovation Team (No. CXTDA2017039)
Soochow Scholar Project of Soochow University (No. R5122001)
Article History
Received: 4 May 2018
Revised: 13 August 2018
Accepted: 3 September 2018
First Online: 12 September 2018
Compliance with ethical standards
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: All authors certify that they have no affiliations with or involvement in any organization or entity with any financial interest (such as honoraria; educational grants; participation in speakers’ bureaus; membership, employment, consultancies, stock ownership, or other equity interest; and expert testimony or patent-licensing arrangements), or non-financial interest (such as personal or professional relationships, affiliations, knowledge or beliefs) in the subject matter or materials discussed in this manuscript.
: This study was approved by the ethics review board of The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University and abided by the tenets of the Declaration of Helsinki (clinical trial registration number: ChiCTR1800014446).
: All subjects were encouraged to sign informed consent forms.