About the Authors
- Michal Lederman
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Affiliations Department of Ophthalmology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, and the Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel, Department of Cellular Biochemistry and Human Genetics, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, and the Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel
- Shira Hagbi-Levi
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Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, and the Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel
- Michelle Grunin
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Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, and the Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel
- Alexey Obolensky
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Affiliations Department of Ophthalmology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, and the Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel, Department of Cellular Biochemistry and Human Genetics, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, and the Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel
- Eduard Berenshtein
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Affiliation Department of Cellular Biochemistry and Human Genetics, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, and the Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel
- Eyal Banin
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Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, and the Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel
- Mordechai Chevion
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Affiliation Department of Cellular Biochemistry and Human Genetics, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, and the Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel
- Itay Chowers
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* E-mail: chowers@hadassah.org.il
Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, and the Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel
Competing Interests
I have read the journal’s policy and have the following conflicts: This study was supported by a research grant from the Israeli Science Fund, Grant No. 849/08. This does not alter our adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: E. Berenshtein MC IC ML SHL MG AO E. Banin. Performed the experiments: IC ML SHL MG AO E. Berenshtein. Analyzed the data: E. Berenshtein MC IC ML SHL MG AO E. Banin. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: E. Banin MC IC AO E. Berenshtein. Wrote the paper: IC AO E. Banin ML SHL MG MC.