About the Authors

Parvin Forghani

Affiliations Department of Pathobiology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Wayne Harris

Affiliation Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Cynthia R. Giver

Affiliation Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Abbas Mirshafiey

Affiliation Department of Pathobiology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Jacques Galipeau

Affiliation Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Edmund K. Waller

ewaller@emory.edu

Affiliation Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: EKW PF JG AM. Performed the experiments: PF WH. Analyzed the data: PF WH. Wrote the paper: PF EKW CG. Interpreted the results and edited the manuscript: PF EKW CG.