About the Authors

John C. Lin

john.lin@rinat.pfizer.com

Affiliation Rinat, Pfizer Inc., South San Francisco, California, United States of America

David Tsao

Affiliation Rinat, Pfizer Inc., South San Francisco, California, United States of America

Paul Barras

Affiliation Alpha Genesis, Inc., Yemassee, South Carolina, United States of America

Raul A. Bastarrachea

Affiliation Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Bob Boyd

Affiliation Northern Biomedical Research, Muskegon, Michigan, United States of America

Joyce Chou

Affiliation Rinat, Pfizer Inc., South San Francisco, California, United States of America

Rodnie Rosete

Affiliation Rinat, Pfizer Inc., South San Francisco, California, United States of America

Hua Long

Affiliation Rinat, Pfizer Inc., South San Francisco, California, United States of America

Alison Forgie

Affiliation Rinat, Pfizer Inc., South San Francisco, California, United States of America

Yasmina Abdiche

Affiliation Rinat, Pfizer Inc., South San Francisco, California, United States of America

Jeanette Dilley

Affiliation Rinat, Pfizer Inc., South San Francisco, California, United States of America

Jennifer Stratton

Affiliation Rinat, Pfizer Inc., South San Francisco, California, United States of America

Carlos Garcia

Affiliation Rinat, Pfizer Inc., South San Francisco, California, United States of America

David L. Sloane

Affiliation Rinat, Pfizer Inc., South San Francisco, California, United States of America

Anthony G. Comuzzie

Affiliation Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Arnon Rosenthal

Affiliation Rinat, Pfizer Inc., South San Francisco, California, United States of America

Competing Interests

JCL, JS and AR have filed a patent application based on the findings described here.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JL AR. Performed the experiments: BB DT JC RR PB AC RB HL AF YA JD. Analyzed the data: JL DT HL AF YA. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JS CG DS JD. Wrote the paper: JL CG DS AR PB AC.