About the Authors

Joseph N. Brown

Current address: Pacific Northwest National Laboratories, Richland, Washington, United States of America

Affiliation Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Departments of Pathology, Immunology, and Laboratory Medicine, and Pediatrics, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America

James J. Kohler

Current address: Department of Pathology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Affiliation Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Departments of Pathology, Immunology, and Laboratory Medicine, and Pediatrics, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America

Carter R. Coberley

Current address: Consortium Health Plan, Columbia, Maryland, United States of America

Affiliation Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Departments of Pathology, Immunology, and Laboratory Medicine, and Pediatrics, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America

John W. Sleasman

Affiliation Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of South Florida College of Medicine and All Children's Hospital, St. Petersburg, Florida, United States of America

Maureen M. Goodenow

goodenow@pathology.ufl.edu

Affiliation Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Departments of Pathology, Immunology, and Laboratory Medicine, and Pediatrics, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JNB JJK CRC JWS MMG. Performed the experiments: JNB JJK CRC. Analyzed the data: JNB JJK CRC JWS MMG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JWS MMG. Wrote the paper: JNB JJK CRC JWS MMG.