Funding for this research was provided by:
National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF-2018R1D1A1B07050079, NRF-2016R1D1A1B03930709, 2017M3A9G8083382)
Article History
Received: 1 October 2019
Accepted: 21 January 2020
First Online: 4 February 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The current study was conducted with the approval of the institutional review board (IRB) of Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital (KNUCH). The participants were recruited from the public through posters displayed at the KNUCH and written consent for each individual participant was obtained for use of blood samples according to the clinical research protocol approved by the IRB of KNUCHK.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.