About the Authors

Dongmei Li

dongmeil@hawaii.edu

Affiliation Office of Public Health Studies, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America

Marc A. Le Pape

Affiliation John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America

Nisha I. Parikh

Affiliations John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America, Cardiovascular Division, The Queens Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America

Will X. Chen

Affiliation John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America

Timothy D. Dye

Affiliation John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: DL MALP. Performed the experiments: DL MALP NIP TDD. Analyzed the data: DL MALP. Wrote the paper: DL MALP. Performed the simulation studies: DL. Provided specimens to the assessment: NIP TDD. Edited the manuscript: DL MALP NP WXC TDD.