About the Authors
- Hongsheng Xie
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Current address: Hangzhou DAC Biotech Co, Ltd. B2005, No. 452 Sixth Street, HEDA Area, Hangzhou, China
Affiliation Shire, Lexington, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Jou-Ku Chung
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* E-mail: jchung@shire.com
Affiliation Shire, Lexington, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Mary Ann Mascelli
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Affiliation Shire, Lexington, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Thomas G. McCauley
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Affiliation Shire, Lexington, Massachusetts, United States of America
Competing Interests
Jou-Ku Chung, Mary Ann Mascelli, and Thomas G. McCauley are employees and own stock in Shire. Hongsheng Xie was an employee of Shire at the time of the study. The authors affirm that these are accurate descriptions for all the authors and this does not alter their adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: HX J-KC MAM TGM. Performed the experiments: HX J-KC MAM TGM. Analyzed the data: HX J-KC MAM TGM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: HX J-KC MAM TGM. Wrote the paper: HX J-KC MAM TGM.