About the Authors

Kimberly F. Starr

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics and Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

Eric A. Porsch

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics and Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

Christian Heiss

Affiliation Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Ian Black

Affiliation Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Parastoo Azadi

Affiliation Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Joseph W. St. Geme III

j.stgeme@duke.edu

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics and Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: KFS EAP PA JWS. Performed the experiments: KFS EAP CH IB. Analyzed the data: KFS EAP CH PA IB JWS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: KFS EAP CH PA IB JWS. Wrote the paper: KFS EAP CH PA IB JWS.