About the Authors
- James Ryan
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Affiliation Division of Surgery, School of Medicine, National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG), Galway, Ireland
- Catherine E. Curran
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Affiliation Division of Surgery, School of Medicine, National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG), Galway, Ireland
- Emer Hennessy
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Affiliation Division of Surgery, School of Medicine, National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG), Galway, Ireland
- John Newell
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Affiliation School of Mathematics, Statistics and Applied Mathematics and Clinical Research Facility, National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG), Galway, Ireland
- John C. Morris
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Affiliation Division of Endocrinology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America
- Michael J. Kerin
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Affiliation Division of Surgery, School of Medicine, National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG), Galway, Ireland
- Roisin M. Dwyer
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* E-mail: 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.