About the Authors

Shashank J. Patel

Affiliation Metastasis Genetics Section, Cancer Genetics Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Alfredo A. Molinolo

Affiliation Oral and Pharyngeal Cancer Branch, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Silvio Gutkind

Affiliation Oral and Pharyngeal Cancer Branch, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Nigel P. S. Crawford

crawforn@mail.nih.gov

Affiliation Metastasis Genetics Section, Cancer Genetics Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SJP AAM SG NPSC. Performed the experiments: SJP AAM. Analyzed the data: SJP AAM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SJP AAM. Wrote the paper: SJP AAM SG NPSC.