About the Authors

Jessica M. Esparza

Affiliation Department of Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America

Eileen O’Toole

Affiliation Department of Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America

Linya Li

Affiliation Department of Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America

Thomas H. Giddings Jr

Affiliation Department of Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America

Benjamin Kozak

Affiliation Department of Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America

Alison J. Albee

Affiliation Department of Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America

Susan K. Dutcher

dutcher@genetics.wustl.edu

Affiliation Department of Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JME ETO AJA SKD. Performed the experiments: JME ETO LL THG BK AJA SKD. Analyzed the data: JME EOT LL THG BK AJA SKD. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JME EOT LL THG BK AJA SKD. Wrote the paper: JME EOT AJA SKD.