About the Authors

Philip M. Sobolesky

Affiliations Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America, Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America

Perry V. Halushka

Affiliations Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America, Departments of Pharmacology and Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America

Elizabeth Garrett-Mayer

Affiliations Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America, Department of Public Health Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America

Michael T. Smith

Affiliation Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America

Omar Moussa

moussa@musc.edu

Affiliations Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America, Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: PMS PVH OM. Performed the experiments: PMS OM. Analyzed the data: PMS EGM MTS. Wrote the paper: PMS.