About the Authors
- Mariana L. Coutinho
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Affiliations Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California, United States of America, Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnologico, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brasil
- Henry A. Choy
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Affiliations Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California, United States of America, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, California, United States of America
- Melissa M. Kelley
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Affiliation Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
- James Matsunaga
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Affiliations Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California, United States of America, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, California, United States of America
- Jane T. Babbitt
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Affiliations Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California, United States of America, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, California, United States of America
- Michael S. Lewis
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Affiliation Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
- Jose Antonio G. Aleixo
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Affiliation Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnologico, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brasil
- David A. Haake
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* E-mail: dhaake@ucla.edu
Affiliations Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California, United States of America, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, California, United States of America, Department of Urology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, United States of America, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have read the journal's policy and have the following conflicts: Authors D.A.H. and J.M. are coinventors on United States Patent 7935357.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: MLC HAC JM DAH. Performed the experiments: MLC HAC MMK. Analyzed the data: MLC HAC JM MSL DAH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: HAC JM DAH. Wrote the paper: MLC HAC JM JTB JAGA DAH.