About the Authors

Kristina E. Hill

kristina.hill@vanderbilt.edu

Affiliation Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America

Amy K. Motley

Affiliation Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America

Virginia P. Winfrey

Affiliation Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America

Raymond F. Burk

Affiliation Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: KEH RFB. Performed the experiments: KEH AKM VPW. Analyzed the data: KEH AKM VPW RFB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: KEH AKM RFB. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: KEH RFB.