About the Authors
- Yuanquan Yang
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Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, State University of New York, State College of Optometry, New York, New York, United States of America
- Zheng Wang
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Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, United States of America
- Hua Yang
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Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, State University of New York, State College of Optometry, New York, New York, United States of America
- Lingyan Wang
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Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, United States of America
- Stephanie R. Gillespie
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Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, United States of America
- J. Mario Wolosin
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Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, United States of America
- Audrey M. Bernstein
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* E-mail: preinach@sunyopt.edu (PSR); audrey.bernstein@mssm.edu (AMB)
Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, United States of America
- Peter S. Reinach
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* E-mail: preinach@sunyopt.edu (PSR); audrey.bernstein@mssm.edu (AMB)
Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, State University of New York, State College of Optometry, New York, New York, United States of America
Competing Interests
This study was partly funded by Resolvyx Pharmaceuticals to PSR. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: JMW PSR YY. Performed the experiments: YY ZW HY LW SRG. Analyzed the data: JMW PSR YY LW AMB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JMW PSR AMB. Wrote the manuscript: YY JMW PSR AMB.