Shang, Zhi
Niu, Xiaomin
Zhang, Kewei
Qiao, Zhi
Liu, Sha
Jiang, Xiaoteng
Cao, Chengxi
Lu, Shun
Xiao, Hua http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2831-0436
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21675110, No. 21305087, No. 31727801)
National Key Research and Development Program (No. 2017YFC1200204, No. 2016YFC1303300)
Article History
Received: 24 January 2019
Revised: 26 September 2019
Accepted: 29 October 2019
First Online: 28 November 2019
Compliance with ethical standards
: The current study adhered to the tenets of the Declaration of Helsinki and was performed after approval by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of Shanghai Chest Hospital (IRB#KS1753 approved by Shanghai Chest Hospital Ethics Committee). All patients signed the IRB-approved written informed consents and were further enrolled for this study, allowing for the collection and analysis of blood samples. Serum samples from healthy control subjects were collected randomly from physical examination center of the Henan Provincial People’s Hospital (IRB#M15017 approved by Bio-X Ethics Committee of Shanghai Jiao Tong University). All control subjects provided written informed consents and had no history of any cancer.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.