About the Authors
- Robert P. Young
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* E-mail: roberty@adhb.govt.nz
Affiliations Department of Medicine, Auckland Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand, Synergenz Biosciences Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand
- Raewyn J. Hopkins
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Affiliation Department of Medicine, Auckland Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
- Chris F. Whittington
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Affiliation Department of Medicine, Auckland Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
- Bryan A. Hay
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Affiliation Department of Medicine, Auckland Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
- Michael J. Epton
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Affiliation Department of Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand
- Gregory D. Gamble
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Affiliation Department of Medicine, Auckland Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
Competing Interests
Dr. Robert Young is a Scientific Advisor to Synergenz BioScience Ltd who assisted with funding this project. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLos ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: RPY RJH GDG. Performed the experiments: RPY BAH CFW. Analyzed the data: RPY RJH GDG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RPY. Wrote the paper: RPY RJH CFW. Helped with recruitment of subjects: MJE.