About the Authors
- James J. Cody
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Affiliation Department of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
- James M. Markert
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Affiliation Department of Neurosurgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
- Douglas R. Hurst
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* E-mail: dhurst@uab.edu
Affiliation Department of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
Competing Interests
James Markert maintains a consulting relationship with Catherex, Inc., and is a co-founder and stockholder. The authors also confirm the competing interest that Dr. James Markert maintains a consulting relationship with Catherex, Inc., and is a co-founder and shareholder. This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: JJC JMM DRH. Performed the experiments: JJC. Analyzed the data: JJC JMM DRH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JJC JMM DRH. Wrote the paper: JJC JMM DRH.