About the Authors
- Russell J. H. Ryan
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* E-mail: Ryan.Russell@mgh.harvard.edu
Affiliations Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Broad Institute of Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Mai Nitta
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Affiliation Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Darrell Borger
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Affiliation Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Lawrence R. Zukerberg
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Affiliation Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Judith A. Ferry
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Affiliation Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Nancy Lee Harris
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Affiliation Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- A. John Iafrate
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Affiliation Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Bradley E. Bernstein
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Affiliations Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Broad Institute of Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Chevy Chase, Maryland, United States of America
- Aliyah R. Sohani
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Contributed equally to this work with: Aliyah R. Sohani, Long Phi Le
Affiliation Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Long Phi Le
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Contributed equally to this work with: Aliyah R. Sohani, Long Phi Le
Affiliation Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Competing Interests
Dr. Iafrate submitted a patent application for SNaPshot tumor genotyping methods similar to those used in this study (United States provisional patent 12/799,415). 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: RJHR AJI BEB LPL. Performed the experiments: RJHR MN DB LPL. Analyzed the data: RJHR MN ARS LPL. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: DB LRZ JAF NLH AJI BEB ARS. Wrote the paper: RJHR. Revised the manuscript: JAF ARS LPL. Reviewed, classified, and selected cases for inclusion in the study: LRZ JAF NLH ARS.