About the Authors
- Valerie Cortez
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Affiliations Molecular and Cellular Biology Graduate Program, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America, Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America, Division of Human Biology, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- Katherine Odem-Davis
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Affiliation Division of Human Biology, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- R. Scott McClelland
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Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- Walter Jaoko
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Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
- Julie Overbaugh
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* E-mail: joverbau@fhcrc.org
Affiliation Division of Human Biology, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: JO RSM. Performed the experiments: VC. Analyzed the data: VC KO-D. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: WJ. Wrote the paper: VC RSM JO. Provided comments on the manuscript: KO-D WJ. Oversaw the laboratory aspects of this study related to the cohort: WJ. Oversaw clinical aspects of the cohort, including directing clinical monitoring and follow-up: RSM. Oversaw all aspects of this research project: JO.