About the Authors
- Meredith A. Lilly
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Affiliation Developmental Biology, Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute, Anne and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, 225 E. Chicago Ave. Box 225, Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States of America
- Natalie A. Kulkulka
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Affiliation Developmental Biology, Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute, Anne and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, 225 E. Chicago Ave. Box 225, Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States of America
- Paula R. Firmiss
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Affiliation Developmental Biology, Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute, Anne and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, 225 E. Chicago Ave. Box 225, Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States of America
- Michael J. Ross
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Affiliation Loyola University Health System, Department of Urology, 2160 S. First St., Maywood, Illinois, United States of America
- Andrew S. Flum
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Affiliations Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Urology, 303 E. Chicago Ave., 16–703, Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States of America, Developmental Biology, Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute, Anne and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, 225 E. Chicago Ave. Box 225, Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States of America
- Grace B. Delos Santos
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Affiliation Loyola University Health System, Department of Urology, 2160 S. First St., Maywood, Illinois, United States of America
- Diana K. Bowen
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Affiliations Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Urology, 303 E. Chicago Ave., 16–703, Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States of America, Developmental Biology, Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute, Anne and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, 225 E. Chicago Ave. Box 225, Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States of America
- Robert W. Dettman
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* E-mail: r-dettman@northwestern.edu (RWD); emgong@northwestern.edu (EMG)
Affiliations Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Urology, 303 E. Chicago Ave., 16–703, Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States of America, Developmental Biology, Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute, Anne and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, 225 E. Chicago Ave. Box 225, Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States of America
- Edward M. Gong
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* E-mail: r-dettman@northwestern.edu (RWD); emgong@northwestern.edu (EMG)
Affiliations Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Urology, 303 E. Chicago Ave., 16–703, Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States of America, Developmental Biology, Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute, Anne and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, 225 E. Chicago Ave. Box 225, Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: MAL RWD EMG. Performed the experiments: MAL PRF MJR NAK ASF GDS DKB. Analyzed the data: MAL RWD EMG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RWD EMG. Wrote the paper: MAL RWD EMG.