About the Authors
- Mohammed M. Al Gadban
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Affiliation Department of Regenerative Medicine and Cell Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
- Kent J. Smith
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Affiliation Department of Regenerative Medicine and Cell Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
- Farzan Soodavar
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Affiliation Department of Regenerative Medicine and Cell Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
- Christabelle Piansay
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Affiliation Summer Undergraduate Research Program, College of Graduate Studies, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
- Charlyne Chassereau
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Affiliation Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
- Waleed O. Twal
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Affiliation Department of Regenerative Medicine and Cell Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
- Richard L. Klein
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Affiliations Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America, Research Service, Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
- Gabriel Virella
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
- Maria F. Lopes-Virella
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Affiliations Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America, Research Service, Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
- Samar M. Hammad
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* E-mail: hammadsm@musc.edu
Affiliation Department of Regenerative Medicine and Cell Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: MMAG KJS SMH. Performed the experiments: MMAG KJS FS CP. Analyzed the data: MMAG FS WOT RLK GV MLV SMH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CC WOT RLK GV MLV SMH. Wrote the paper: MMAG KJS SMH.