About the Authors

Erica L. Lawson

Affiliation Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital/The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America

David R. Mills

Affiliation Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital/The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America

Kate E. Brilliant

Affiliation Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital/The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America

Douglas C. Hixson

DHixson@lifespan.edu

Affiliation Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital/The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: ELL DRM KEB DCH. Performed the experiments: ELL DRM KEB DCH. Analyzed the data: ELL DRM KEB DCH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: DRM DCH. Wrote the paper: ELL DRM KEB DCH.