About the Authors

Paulina M. Kowalewska

Affiliation Medical Sciences Graduate Program, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada

Amanda L. Patrick

Affiliation Thrombosis and Atherosclerosis Research Institute and the Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada

Alison E. Fox-Robichaud

afoxrob@mcmaster.ca

Affiliation Thrombosis and Atherosclerosis Research Institute and the Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada

Competing Interests

The authors confirm that funds originally received from Baxter Corporation supported this work but Baxter had no input into the design of the experiments, interpretation of the results or generation of the manuscript. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials. The authors have no other financial or intellectual conflicts to disclose.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: PMK AEFR. Performed the experiments: PMK ALP. Analyzed the data: PMK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AEFR. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: PMK AEFR.