About the Authors

Ying Liu

Affiliation Division of Human Genetics, Department of Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America

Cynthia Helms

Affiliation Division of Human Genetics, Department of Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America

Wilson Liao

Affiliation Cardiovascular Research Institute and Center for Human Genetics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America

Lisa C. Zaba

Affiliation Laboratory for Investigative Dermatology, The Rockefeller University, New York, New York, United States of America

Shenghui Duan

Affiliation Division of Human Genetics, Department of Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America

Jennifer Gardner

Affiliation Division of Human Genetics, Department of Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America

Carol Wise

Affiliation Seay Center for Musculoskeletal Research, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, Dallas, Texas, United States of America

Andrew Miner

Affiliation Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America

M. J. Malloy

Affiliation Cardiovascular Research Institute and Center for Human Genetics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America

Clive R. Pullinger

Affiliation Cardiovascular Research Institute and Center for Human Genetics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America

John P. Kane

Affiliation Cardiovascular Research Institute and Center for Human Genetics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America

Scott Saccone

Affiliation Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America

Jane Worthington

Affiliation Arc Epidemiology Research Unit, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom

Ian Bruce

Affiliation Arc Epidemiology Research Unit, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom

Pui–Yan Kwok

Affiliation Cardiovascular Research Institute and Center for Human Genetics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America

Alan Menter

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Dermatology, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States of America

James Krueger

Affiliation Laboratory for Investigative Dermatology, The Rockefeller University, New York, New York, United States of America

Anne Barton

Affiliation Arc Epidemiology Research Unit, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom

Nancy L. Saccone

Affiliation Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America

Anne M. Bowcock

bowcock@genetics.wustl.edu

Affiliation Division of Human Genetics, Department of Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America

Competing Interests

Patent application on findings in process.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: A. Bowcock. Performed the experiments: L. Zaba, S. Duan. Analyzed the data: Y. Liu, C. Helms, J. Kane, N. Saccone. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: W. Liao, J. Gardner, C. Wise, A. Miner, M. Malloy, C. Pullinger, J. Kane, J. Worthington, I. Bruce, P. Kwok, A. Menter, A. Barton. Wrote the paper: A. Bowcock. Prepared figures: S. Saccone. Revised the manuscript: A. Bowcock.