About the Authors
- Steve Elliott
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* E-mail: selliott@amgen.com
Affiliation Amgen Inc, Thousand Oaks, California, United States of America
- Susan Swift
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Affiliation Amgen Inc, Thousand Oaks, California, United States of America
- Leigh Busse
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Affiliation Amgen Inc, Thousand Oaks, California, United States of America
- Sheila Scully
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Affiliation Amgen Inc, Thousand Oaks, California, United States of America
- Gwyneth Van
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Affiliation Amgen Inc, Thousand Oaks, California, United States of America
- John Rossi
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Affiliation Amgen Inc, Thousand Oaks, California, United States of America
- Carol Johnson
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Affiliation Amgen Inc, Thousand Oaks, California, United States of America
Competing Interests
All authors are stockholders and/or employees, or former employees of Amgen Inc, a biopharmaceutical company that manufactures and distributes erythropoiesis stimulating agents. Some of the authors are also holders of patents pertaining to ESAs, their manufacture or use. There are no further patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: SE S. Swift LB S. Scully GV JR CJ. Performed the experiments: S. Swift LB GV JR. Analyzed the data: SE S. Swift LB S. Scully GV JR CJ. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: S. Swift LB S. Scully GV JR CJ. Wrote the paper: SE S. Swift LB S. Scully GV JR CJ.