About the Authors
- XueLiang Guo
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Affiliation Cystic Fibrosis/Pulmonary Research and Treatment Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
- Rhonda G. Pace
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Affiliation Cystic Fibrosis/Pulmonary Research and Treatment Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
- Jaclyn R. Stonebraker
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Affiliation Cystic Fibrosis/Pulmonary Research and Treatment Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
- Clayton W. Commander
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Affiliation Cystic Fibrosis/Pulmonary Research and Treatment Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
- Anthony T. Dang
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Affiliation Cystic Fibrosis/Pulmonary Research and Treatment Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
- Mitchell L. Drumm
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Affiliation Departments of Pediatrics and Genetics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
- Ann Harris
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Affiliation Human Molecular Genetics Program, Children's Memorial Research Center, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
- Fei Zou
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Affiliation Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
- Dallas M. Swallow
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Affiliation Research Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, University College London, London, United Kingdom
- Fred A. Wright
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Affiliation Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
- Wanda K. O'Neal
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Contributed equally to this work with: Wanda K. O'Neal, Michael R. Knowles
Affiliation Cystic Fibrosis/Pulmonary Research and Treatment Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
- Michael R. Knowles
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Contributed equally to this work with: Wanda K. O'Neal, Michael R. Knowles
* E-mail: knowles@med.unc.edu
Affiliations Cystic Fibrosis/Pulmonary Research and Treatment Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America, Gene Modifier Study Group, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: XLG RGP JRS AH DMS WKO MRK. Performed the experiments: XLG RGP JRS WKO MRK. Analyzed the data: XLG RGP JRS CWC ATD FZ DMS FAW WKO MRK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: XLG RGP JRS CWC ATD MLD AH FZ DMS FAW WKO MRK. Wrote the paper: XLG RGP JRS CWC FZ DMS FAW WKO MRK.