About the Authors
- Hiroyuki Hirai
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Affiliations Stem Cell Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America, Division of Hematology, Oncology and Transplantation, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
- Nobuko Katoku-Kikyo
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Affiliation Stem Cell Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
- Peter Karian
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Current address: Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
Affiliations Stem Cell Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America, Division of Hematology, Oncology and Transplantation, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
- Meri Firpo
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Affiliations Stem Cell Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America, Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
- Nobuaki Kikyo
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* E-mail: kikyo001@umn.edu
Affiliations Stem Cell Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America, Division of Hematology, Oncology and Transplantation, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: HH NK. Performed the experiments: HH NK-K PK NK. Analyzed the data: HH NK-K MF NK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MF. Wrote the paper: HH NK.