About the Authors

A. R. M. Ruhul Amin

aamin9@emory.edu

Affiliation Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 30322, United States of America

Abedul Haque

Affiliation Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 30322, United States of America

Mohammad Aminur Rahman

Affiliation Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 30322, United States of America

Zhuo Georgia Chen

Affiliation Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 30322, United States of America

Fadlo Raja Khuri

Affiliation Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 30322, United States of America

Dong Moon Shin

Affiliation Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 30322, United States of America

Competing Interests

Co-author Dr. A. R. M. Ruhul Amin is an academic editor of PLOS ONE. This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE Editorial policies and criteria.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: ARA MAR DMS. Performed the experiments: ARA MAR AH. Analyzed the data: ARA MAR DMS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: ZGC. Wrote the paper: ARA ZGC MAR FRK DMS.