About the Authors
- John P. Sundberg
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* E-mail: john.sundberg@jax.org
Affiliation The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME, United States of America
- Timothy M. Stearns
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Contributed equally to this work with: Timothy M. Stearns, Joongho Joh
Affiliation The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME, United States of America
- Joongho Joh
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Contributed equally to this work with: Timothy M. Stearns, Joongho Joh
Affiliation James Graham Brown Cancer Center (JGBCC), School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States of America
- Mary Proctor
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Affiliation James Graham Brown Cancer Center (JGBCC), School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States of America
- Arvind Ingle
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Affiliation Tata Memorial Centre, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, India
- Kathleen A. Silva
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Affiliation The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME, United States of America
- Soheil S. Dadras
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Affiliation Dept. Dermatology and Genetics/Developmental Biology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT, United States of America
- A. Bennett Jenson
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Affiliation James Graham Brown Cancer Center (JGBCC), School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States of America
- Shin-je Ghim
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Affiliation James Graham Brown Cancer Center (JGBCC), School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States of America
Competing Interests
JPS gave a seminar in the past at the Merz Pharmaceutical Company which had no relevance to this project. SSD is a PLOS ONE Editorial Board member. This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies and sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: JPS ABJ. Performed the experiments: JJ MP KAS SJG. Analyzed the data: JPS TMS ABJ SSD. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: JPS TMS. Did gene array analyses and wrote that part of the manuscript: TMS. Did mouse transmission studies: JJ. Provided the virus: AI.