About the Authors
- Katie Stone
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Affiliation Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States of America
- Emily Woods
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Affiliation Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States of America
- Susann M. Szmania
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Affiliation Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States of America
- Owen W. Stephens
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Affiliation Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States of America
- Tarun K. Garg
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Affiliation Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States of America
- Bart Barlogie
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Affiliation Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States of America
- John D. Shaughnessy Jr
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Affiliation Signal Genetics, LLC., New York, New York, United States of America
- Brett Hall
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Affiliation Janssen Research and Development, Radnor, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Manjula Reddy
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Affiliation Janssen Research and Development, Radnor, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Antje Hoering
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Affiliation Cancer Research and Biostatistics, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- Emily Hansen
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Affiliation Cancer Research and Biostatistics, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- Frits van Rhee
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* E-mail: vanrheefrits@uams.edu
Affiliation Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States of America
Competing Interests
Katie Stone and Frits van Rhee received funding from a commercial source Janssen Research and Development, a Johnson and Johnson company. Brett Hall and Manjula Reddy are employed by Janssen Research and Development. John D. Shaughnessy is employed by a commercial company Signal Genetics, LLC. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: KS SMS TKG JDS BB BH MR FvR. Performed the experiments: KS EW OWS. Analyzed the data: KS EW AH EH. Wrote the paper: KS EW FvR.