About the Authors
- Samuel Herberg
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Affiliations Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, Augusta, Georgia, United States of America, Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
- Xingming Shi
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Affiliations Department of Pathology, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, Georgia, United States of America, Institute of Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, Georgia, United States of America, Institute of Regenerative and Reparative Medicine, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
- Maribeth H. Johnson
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Affiliation Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
- Mark W. Hamrick
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Affiliations Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, Georgia, United States of America, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, Georgia, United States of America, Institute of Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, Georgia, United States of America, Institute of Regenerative and Reparative Medicine, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
- Carlos M. Isales
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Affiliations Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, Georgia, United States of America, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, Georgia, United States of America, Institute of Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, Georgia, United States of America, Institute of Regenerative and Reparative Medicine, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
- William D. Hill
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* E-mail: whill@gru.edu
Affiliations Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, Augusta, Georgia, United States of America, Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, Georgia, United States of America, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, Georgia, United States of America, Institute of Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, Georgia, United States of America, Institute of Regenerative and Reparative Medicine, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors would like to declare that their co-author Dr. Xingming Shi is a PLOS ONE Editorial Board member. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: SH XS MHJ MWH CMI WDH. Performed the experiments: SH. Analyzed the data: SH MHJ WDH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: XS. Wrote the paper: SH XS WDH.