About the Authors

Wendy K. Glenn

Affiliation School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

Benjamin Heng

Affiliation School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

Warick Delprado

Affiliation Douglass, Hanly, Moir – Pathology, Sydney, Australia

Barry Iacopetta

Affiliation University Department of Surgery, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia

Noel J. Whitaker

Affiliation School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

James S. Lawson

james.lawson@unsw.edu.au

Affiliation School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

Competing Interests

WD is employed by Douglass, Hanly, Moir - Pathology. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JL. Analyzed the data: WG JL NW BH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: WD BI. Wrote the paper: WG NW JL WD. Developed laboratory concepts: WG BH NW BI. Identified patients and collected specimens: WD BI JL. Conducted histological assessments: WD.