About the Authors

Marc A. Kowalkowski

Affiliations Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America, Houston Health Services Research and Development Center of Excellence, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America

Martha P. Mims

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America

E. Susan Amiran

Affiliations Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America, Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America

Premal Lulla

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America

Elizabeth Y. Chiao

Affiliations Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America, Houston Health Services Research and Development Center of Excellence, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MAK EYC. Performed the experiments: MAK EYC. Analyzed the data: MAK. Wrote the manuscript: MAK MPM ESA PL EYC.