About the Authors
- Kelly M. Adams
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Affiliations Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Valsamma Abraham
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Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Daniel Spielman
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Affiliation School of Arts and Sciences, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Jay K. Kolls
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Affiliation Departments of Pediatrics and Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Ronald C. Rubenstein
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Affiliations Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Gregory E. Conner
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Affiliation Department of Cell Biology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, United States of America
- Noam A. Cohen
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Affiliation Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- James L. Kreindler
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* E-mail: kreindler@email.chop.edu
Affiliations Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Competing Interests
James Kreindler and Noam Cohen are Academic Editors for PLOS ONE. This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE Editorial policies and criteria.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: KA VA JK JLK. Performed the experiments: KA VA DS JK. Analyzed the data: KA VA RR JLK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JK RR GC NC JLK. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: KA JLK.