About the Authors

Michele Hepponstall

Affiliations Haematology Research, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Cardiac Surgery Unit and Cardiology, Royal Children’s Hospital; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Bioscience Research Division, Department of Primary Industries, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Vera Ignjatovic

Affiliations Haematology Research, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Steve Binos

Affiliation Bioscience Research Division, Department of Primary Industries, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Paul Monagle

Affiliations Haematology Research, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Bryn Jones

Affiliations Haematology Research, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Cardiac Surgery Unit and Cardiology, Royal Children’s Hospital; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Michael H. H. Cheung

Affiliations Haematology Research, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Cardiac Surgery Unit and Cardiology, Royal Children’s Hospital; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Yves d’Udekem

Affiliations Haematology Research, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Cardiac Surgery Unit and Cardiology, Royal Children’s Hospital; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Igor E. Konstantinov

igor.konstantinov@rch.org.au

Affiliations Haematology Research, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Cardiac Surgery Unit and Cardiology, Royal Children’s Hospital; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: VI IK MH SB. Performed the experiments: VI MH SB. Analyzed the data: MH SB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: VI SB. Wrote the paper: MH IK. Participated in study design and manuscript editing: PM MC BJ Yd’U.