About the Authors

Marka R. Crittenden

Affiliations Earle A. Chiles Research Institute, Providence Portland Medical Center, Portland, Oregon, United States of America, The Oregon Clinic, Portland, Oregon, United States of America

Benjamin Cottam

Affiliation Earle A. Chiles Research Institute, Providence Portland Medical Center, Portland, Oregon, United States of America

Talicia Savage

Affiliation Earle A. Chiles Research Institute, Providence Portland Medical Center, Portland, Oregon, United States of America

Cynthia Nguyen

Affiliation Earle A. Chiles Research Institute, Providence Portland Medical Center, Portland, Oregon, United States of America

Pippa Newell

Affiliation Providence Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Cancer Program, Providence Portland Medical Center, Portland, Oregon, United States of America

Michael J. Gough

michael.gough@providence.org

Affiliation Earle A. Chiles Research Institute, Providence Portland Medical Center, Portland, Oregon, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MC MG. Performed the experiments: MC BC TS CN PN MG. Analyzed the data: MC BC TS CN PN MG. Wrote the paper: MC MG.