About the Authors

Ravisha Srinivasjois

Contributed equally to this work with: Ravisha Srinivasjois, Helen Leonard

Affiliation Department of Paediatrics, Joondalup Health Campus, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, 6027, Australia

Claudia Slimings

Affiliation Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, 6008, Australia

Kristjana Einarsdóttir

Affiliation Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, 6008, Australia

David Burgner

Affiliations Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Flemington Road, Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia, Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia, Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3168, Australia

Helen Leonard

Contributed equally to this work with: Ravisha Srinivasjois, Helen Leonard

helen.leonard@telethonkids.org.au

Affiliation Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, 6008, Australia

Competing Interests

The authors confirm that Dr. David Burgner is one of the authors who is also listed on the PLOS One editorial board. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to PLOS ONE editorial policies and criteria.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RS CS KE DB HL. Performed the experiments: RS CS KE DB HL. Analyzed the data: CS KE HL RS DB. Wrote the paper: RS CS KE DB HL.