About the Authors

François Normand-Lauzière

Affiliation Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

Frédérique Frisch

Affiliation Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

Sébastien M. Labbé

Affiliation Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

Patrick Bherer

Affiliations Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada, Division of Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

René Gagnon

Affiliation Division of Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

Stephen C. Cunnane

Affiliation Research Center on Aging, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

André C. Carpentier

andre.carpentier@usherbrooke.ca

Affiliation Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

Competing Interests

ACC has received a grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research regarding this work (acknowledged under financial disclosure).

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: ACC. Performed the experiments: FNL FF SML ACC. Analyzed the data: FNL SML PB RG ACC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: PB RG SC. Wrote the paper: FNL FF SC ACC.