About the Authors
- Gabriel Rinaldi
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Affiliations Department of Tropical Medicine, Tulane University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America, Departamento de Genética, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de la República, Udelar, Montevideo, Uruguay
- Maria E. Morales
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Affiliation Department of Tropical Medicine, Tulane University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
- Martín Cancela
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Affiliation Departamento de Genética, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de la República, Udelar, Montevideo, Uruguay
- Estela Castillo
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Affiliation Sección Bioquímica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República, Udelar, Montevideo, Uruguay
- Paul J. Brindley
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Current address: Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Tropical Medicine, George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, D.C., United States of America
Affiliation Department of Tropical Medicine, Tulane University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
- José F. Tort
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* E-mail: jtort@fmed.edu.uy
Affiliation Departamento de Genética, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de la República, Udelar, Montevideo, Uruguay
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: GR MM MC EC PB JT. Performed the experiments: GR MM. Analyzed the data: GR MM MC EC PB JT. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: PB JT. Wrote the paper: GR MM PB JT.