About the Authors
- Preston E. Bratcher
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* E-mail: bratcher@uab.edu
Affiliation Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
- Nathaniel M. Weathington
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Affiliation Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Heidi J. Nick
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Affiliation Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
- Patricia L. Jackson
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Affiliation Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
- Robert J. Snelgrove
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Affiliation National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- Amit Gaggar
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Affiliations Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America, Gregory Fleming James Cystic Fibrosis Research Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America, University of Alabama at Birmingham Lung Health Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America, Medicine Service, United States Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: PEB NMW RJS AG. Performed the experiments: PEB NMW HJN. Analyzed the data: PEB NMW AG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: HJN PLJ AG. Wrote the paper: PEB AG.