About the Authors

Ariel M. Pani

Current address: Committee on Evolutionary Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America

Holly H. Hobart

Current address: Department of Pathology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Affiliation Pediatric Genetics Laboratory, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Colleen A. Morris

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Carolyn B. Mervis

Affiliation Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America

Patricia Bray-Ward

Affiliation Pediatric Genetics Laboratory, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Kendra W. Kimberley

Affiliation Pediatric Genetics Laboratory, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Cecilia M. Rios

Affiliation Pediatric Genetics Laboratory, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Robin C. Clark

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, California, United States of America

Maricela D. Gulbronson

Current address: Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics of the Carolinas, Concord, North Carolina, United States of America

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America

Gordon C. Gowans

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America

Ronald G. Gregg

rggreg02@gwise.louisville.edu

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CAM CBM RGG. Performed the experiments: AMP HHH PBW KWK CMR RGG. Analyzed the data: AMP HHH PBW KWK RCC MDG RGG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RCC GCG RGG. Wrote the paper: AMP CAM CBM PBW RGG.