About the Authors

Mirna Kirin

Affiliation Centre for Population Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Ruth McQuillan

Affiliation Centre for Population Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Christopher S. Franklin

Affiliation Centre for Population Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Harry Campbell

Affiliation Centre for Population Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Paul M. McKeigue

Affiliation Centre for Population Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

James F. Wilson

jim.wilson@hgu.mrc.ac.uk

Affiliation Centre for Population Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RM JFW. Performed the experiments: MK. Analyzed the data: MK CSF PM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CSF HC PM JFW. Wrote the paper: MK RM JFW.