About the Authors
- Candice M. Mitchell
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Affiliation Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, School of Life Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, Queensland, Australia
- Susan Hutton
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Affiliation Menzies School of Health Research, Royal Darwin Hospital Campus, Casuarina, Northern Territory, Australia
- Garry S. A. Myers
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Affiliation Institute for Genome Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- Robert Brunham
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Affiliation British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Peter Timms
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* E-mail: p.timms@qut.edu.au
Affiliation Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, School of Life Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, Queensland, Australia
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: CMM PT. Performed the experiments: CMM. Analyzed the data: CMM GSAM PT. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SH. Wrote the paper: CMM RB PT. Carried out the genetic studies (PCR and gene sequencing), data analysis, manuscript writing: CMM. Revised the article critically for important intellectual content: SH RB. Managed the genome sequencing: GSAM. Conceived of the study and participated in its design, and contributed to the intellectual content of the manuscript: PT. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.