About the Authors

Rajpal S. Kashyap

raj_ciims@rediffmail.com

Affiliation Biochemistry Research Laboratory, Central India Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

Amit R. Nayak

Affiliation Biochemistry Research Laboratory, Central India Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

Hari M. Gaherwar

Affiliation Biochemistry Research Laboratory, Central India Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

Shraddha S. Bhullar

Affiliation Biochemistry Research Laboratory, Central India Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

Aliabbas A. Husain

Affiliation Biochemistry Research Laboratory, Central India Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

Seema D. Shekhawat

Affiliation Biochemistry Research Laboratory, Central India Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

Ruchika K. Jain

Affiliation Biochemistry Research Laboratory, Central India Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

Sonali S. Gaikwad

Affiliation Biochemistry Research Laboratory, Central India Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

Ashish R. Satav

Affiliation Environmental Genomics Unit, National Environmental Engineering Research Institute,Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

Hemant J. Purohit

Affiliation Meditation, AIDS, Health, Addiction & Nutrition (MAHAN) Trust, C/O Mahatma Gandhi Tribal Hospital, Karmagram, Utavali, Tahsil Dharni, Amaravati, Maharashtra, India

Girdhar M. Taori

Affiliation Biochemistry Research Laboratory, Central India Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

Hatim F. Daginawala

Affiliation Biochemistry Research Laboratory, Central India Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RSK ARS HJP GMT HFD. Performed the experiments: SSB RKJ SSG. Analyzed the data: RSK ARS HJP GMT HFD ARN HMG AAH SDS SSB RKJ SSG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: ARN HMG AAH SDS SSB RKJ SSG. Wrote the manuscript: RSK ARS HJP GMT HFD ARN HMG AAH SDS SSB RKJ SSG.