About the Authors

Claude Lachance

Affiliation McGill University, Department of Medicine and Department of Human Genetics, McGill University Health Center Research Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Gabriella Wojewodka

Affiliation McGill University, Department of Medicine and Department of Human Genetics, McGill University Health Center Research Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Tom A. A. Skinner

Affiliation McGill University, Department of Medicine and Department of Human Genetics, McGill University Health Center Research Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Claudine Guilbault

Affiliation McGill University, Department of Medicine and Department of Human Genetics, McGill University Health Center Research Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Juan B. De Sanctis

Affiliation Central University of Venezuela, Institute of Immunology, Caracas, Venezuela

Danuta Radzioch

danuta.radzioch@mcgill.ca

Affiliation McGill University, Department of Medicine and Department of Human Genetics, McGill University Health Center Research Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CL CG JBDS DR. Performed the experiments: CL TAAS JBDS. Analyzed the data: CL TAAS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JBDS DR. Wrote the paper: CL GW DR.