About the Authors

John W. Cole

jcole@som.umaryland.edu

Affiliations Veterans Administration Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

O. Colin Stine

Affiliation University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

Xinyue Liu

Affiliation University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

Abhishek Pratap

Affiliation University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

Yuching Cheng

Affiliation University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

Luke J. Tallon

Affiliation University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

Lisa K. Sadzewicz

Affiliation University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

Nicole Dueker

Affiliation University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

Marcella A. Wozniak

Affiliations Veterans Administration Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

Barney J. Stern

Affiliations Veterans Administration Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

James F. Meschia

Affiliation Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America

Braxton D. Mitchell

Affiliation University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

Steven J. Kittner

Affiliations Veterans Administration Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

Jeffrey R. O'Connell

Affiliation University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JWC OCS JFM BDM SJK JRO. Performed the experiments: XL AP LJT LKS. Analyzed the data: JWC XL AP LJT LKS ND YC JRO. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: XL AP LJT LKS ND YC. Wrote the paper: JWC OCS MAW BJS JFM BDM SJK JRO.