About the Authors

Aaron Erdely

efi4@cdc.gov

Affiliations Toxicology and Molecular Biology Branch, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America, Laboratory for Occupational Cardiovascular Toxicology, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America

Diane Kepka-Lenhart

Affiliation Biostatistics and Epidemiology Branch, Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America

Rebecca Salmen-Muniz

Affiliations Toxicology and Molecular Biology Branch, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America, Laboratory for Occupational Cardiovascular Toxicology, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America

Rebecca Chapman

Affiliation Toxicology and Molecular Biology Branch, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America

Tracy Hulderman

Affiliations Toxicology and Molecular Biology Branch, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America, Laboratory for Occupational Cardiovascular Toxicology, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America

Michael Kashon

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Petia P. Simeonova

† Deceased.

Affiliation Toxicology and Molecular Biology Branch, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America

Sidney M. Morris Jr.

Affiliation Biostatistics and Epidemiology Branch, Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AE PPS SMM. Performed the experiments: AE DKL RSM RC TH. Analyzed the data: AE MK. Wrote the paper: AE PPS SMM.