About the Authors
- John J. Farrell
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* E-mail: jjf@uic.edu
Affiliation University of Illinois School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Peoria, Illinois, United States of America
- Rangarajan Sampath
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Affiliation Ibis Biosciences, an Abbott Company, Carlsbad, California, United States of America
- David J. Ecker
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Affiliation Ibis Biosciences, an Abbott Company, Carlsbad, California, United States of America
- Robert A. Bonomo
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Affiliations Departments of Medicine, Pharmacology and Molecular Microbiology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America, Louis Stokes Cleveland Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have the following interests: Dr. Farrell none. Dr. Bonomo none. Dr. Sampath is a salaried employee of Ibis Biosciences, an Abbott Company. PCR/ESI-MS testing was erformed at Ibis Biosciences. 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: JJF DJE. Performed the experiments: RS. Analyzed the data: JJF RAB DJE. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RS DJE. Wrote the paper: JJF RAB.