About the Authors

Tian Huai Shen

Current address: The Ruth L. and David S. Gottesman Institute for Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine, Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, United States of America

Affiliations Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, United States of America, Department of Pathology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, United States of America

Nataliya Gladoun

Current address: Department of Pathology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America

Affiliations Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, United States of America, Department of Pathology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, United States of America

Mireia Castillo-Martin

Current address: Department of Pathology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America

Affiliations Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, United States of America, Department of Pathology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, United States of America, Department of Urology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, United States of America

Dennis Bonal

Current address: Department of Pathology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America

Affiliations Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, United States of America, Department of Pathology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, United States of America, Department of Urology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, United States of America

Josep Domingo-Domenech

Current address: Department of Pathology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America

Affiliations Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, United States of America, Department of Pathology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, United States of America, Department of Urology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, United States of America

Daniel Charytonowicz

Affiliation Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, United States of America

Carlos Cordon-Cardo

carlos.cordon-cardo@mssm.edu

Current address: Department of Pathology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America

Affiliations Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, United States of America, Department of Pathology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, United States of America, Department of Urology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: THS NG MCM CCC. Performed the experiments: THS NG MCM DB JDD DC. Analyzed the data: THS NG MCM DB JDD DC CCC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: THS NG MCM CCC. Wrote the paper: THS NG MCM CCC.