About the Authors
- Yoko Miyasaki
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* E-mail: yoko.miyasaki@cshs.org
Affiliation Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
- John D. Rabenstein
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Affiliation Bothell Research Center, Albany Molecular Research Inc., Bothell, Washington, United States of America
- Joshua Rhea
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Affiliation Bothell Research Center, Albany Molecular Research Inc., Bothell, Washington, United States of America
- Marie-Laure Crouch
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Affiliation Bothell Research Center, Albany Molecular Research Inc., Bothell, Washington, United States of America
- Ulla M. Mocek
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Affiliation Bothell Research Center, Albany Molecular Research Inc., Bothell, Washington, United States of America
- Patricia Emmett Kittell
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Affiliation Department of Patient Financial Services, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
- Margie A. Morgan
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Affiliation Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
- Wesley Stephen Nichols
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Affiliation Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
- M. M. Van Benschoten
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Affiliation M. M. Van Benschoten, O.M.D., M.A., C.A. and Associates, Canoga Park, California, United States of America
- William David Hardy
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Affiliation Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
- George Y. Liu
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Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have the following interests. Dr. M.M. Van Benschoten is a self-employed community-based, private practitioner of oriental medicine. The title of his practice is M. M. Van Benschoten, O.M.D., M.A., C.A. and Associates. As an experienced oriental medicine practitioner, Dr. Van Benschoten helped conceive the experiments conducted in this study and assisted with obtaining the original plant extracts used in the study. For these services, he received consultation fee of $3,500 from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. 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: YM JDR JR MC UMM PEK MMVB WDH GYL. Performed the experiments: YM JDR JR MC UMM. Analyzed the data: YM JDR JR MC UMM PEK WDH GYL. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MAM WSN. Wrote the paper: YM JDR JR MC UMM GYL.