About the Authors

Puya Gharahkhani

Affiliation School of Veterinary Science, The University of Queensland, Gatton, Queensland, Australia

Caroline A. O'Leary

c.oleary@uq.edu.au

Affiliation Centre for Companion Animal Health, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Myat Kyaw-Tanner

Affiliation School of Veterinary Science, The University of Queensland, Gatton, Queensland, Australia

Richard A. Sturm

Affiliation Melanogenix Group, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

David L. Duffy

Affiliation Epidemiology Group, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: PG CAO MKT DLD. Performed the experiments: PG. Analyzed the data: PG CAO MKT RAS DLD. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CAO MKT RAS DLD. Wrote the paper: PG CAO MKT RAS.