About the Authors

James Ryan

Affiliation Division of Surgery, School of Medicine, National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG), Galway, Ireland

Catherine E. Curran

Affiliation Division of Surgery, School of Medicine, National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG), Galway, Ireland

Emer Hennessy

Affiliation Division of Surgery, School of Medicine, National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG), Galway, Ireland

John Newell

Affiliation School of Mathematics, Statistics and Applied Mathematics and Clinical Research Facility, National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG), Galway, Ireland

John C. Morris

Affiliation Division of Endocrinology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America

Michael J. Kerin

Affiliation Division of Surgery, School of Medicine, National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG), Galway, Ireland

Roisin M. Dwyer

roisin.dwyer@nuigalway.ie

Affiliation Division of Surgery, School of Medicine, National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG), Galway, Ireland

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RMD. Performed the experiments: JR. Analyzed the data: JR RMD JN MJK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MJK JCM. Wrote the paper: JR RMD. Gave direction on statistics: JN. Critically revised the manuscript: MJK JCM JN RMD. Technical expertise: CEC EH. Assistance with Immunohistochemistry and tissue processing: CEC EH.