About the Authors

Benjamin Udoka Nwosu

Benjamin.Nwosu@umassmemorial.org

Affiliation Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue N, Worcester, Massachusetts, 01655, United States of America

Louise Maranda

Affiliation Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue N, Worcester, Massachusetts, 01655, United States of America

Karen Cullen

Affiliation Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue N, Worcester, Massachusetts, 01655, United States of America

Lisa Greenman

Affiliation Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue N, Worcester, Massachusetts, 01655, United States of America

Jody Fleshman

Affiliation Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue N, Worcester, Massachusetts, 01655, United States of America

Nancy McShea

Affiliation Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue N, Worcester, Massachusetts, 01655, United States of America

Bruce A. Barton

Affiliation Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue N, Worcester, Massachusetts, 01655, United States of America

Mary M. Lee

Affiliation Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue N, Worcester, Massachusetts, 01655, United States of America

Competing Interests

This research funding by Novo Nordisk Inc does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: BUN. Performed the experiments: BUN KC LG JF NM MML. Analyzed the data: LM BUN BAB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: LM BAB. Wrote the paper: BUN LM MML BAB.