About the Authors

Robert P. Young

roberty@adhb.govt.nz

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Auckland Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand

Raewyn J. Hopkins

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Auckland Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand

Bryan A. Hay

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Auckland Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand

Michael J. Epton

Affiliation Department of Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Graham D. Mills

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Waikato Hospital, Hamilton, New Zealand

Peter N. Black

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Auckland Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand

Heather D. Gardner

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Auckland Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand

Richard Sullivan

Affiliation Department of Oncology, Auckland Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand

Gregory D. Gamble

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Auckland Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand

Competing Interests

Dr. Robert Young is a Scientific Advisor to Synergenz BioSciences who has, through the University of Auckland, helped sponsor this study.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RY RH GG. Performed the experiments: RY RH BH ME GDM PB HG. Analyzed the data: RY RH GG. Wrote the paper: RY RH ME GDM PB GG. Help to recruit patients: RS.