About the Authors
- Guillermo Pousada
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Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Immunology, Faculty of Biology, University of Vigo, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Vigo (IBIV), Vigo, Spain
- Adolfo Baloira
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Affiliation Respiratory Division, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Pontevedra, Pontevedra, Spain
- Carlos Vilariño
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Affiliation Respiratory Division, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo, Vigo, Spain
- Jose Manuel Cifrian
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Affiliation Respiratory Division, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain
- Diana Valverde
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* E-mail: dianaval@uvigo.es
Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Immunology, Faculty of Biology, University of Vigo, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Vigo (IBIV), Vigo, Spain
Competing Interests
The authors confirm that they received funding from a commercial source: “Actelion Pharmaceuticals”. But, this does not alter their adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: GP AB DV. Performed the experiments: GP DV. Analyzed the data: GP AB CV DV. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: GP AB CV JMC DV. Wrote the paper: GP AB DV. Clinical data: AB CV JMC.