Use of human clinical specimens in this study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of the University of Hong Kong and Hospital Authority of Hong Kong (HKU/HA HKW IRB; ref. no. UW 09–185). The patients were explained, and signed consent forms to acknowledge, the use of their resected tissues for research purposes.
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