About the Authors

Kathleen R. Allinson

Affiliation Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Hye Shin Lee

Affiliation University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America

Marcus Fruttiger

Affiliation UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, University College, London, United Kingdom

Joseph McCarty

Affiliation University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America

Helen M. Arthur

helen.arthur@ncl.ac.uk

Affiliation Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: HMA JM MF. Performed the experiments: KA HSL. Analyzed the data: KA HSL HMA MF JM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: HMA JM MF. Wrote the paper: HMA JM MF.