About the Authors

Lu Gan

Affiliation Environmental Autoimmunity Group, Clinical Research Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Terrance P. O’Hanlon

Affiliation Environmental Autoimmunity Group, Clinical Research Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Zhennan Lai

Affiliation Molecular Physiology and Therapeutics Branch, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Rick Fannin

Affiliation Microarray Core, Laboratory of Toxicology and Pharmacology, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States of America

Melodie L. Weller

Affiliation Molecular Physiology and Therapeutics Branch, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Lisa G. Rider

Affiliation Environmental Autoimmunity Group, Clinical Research Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

John A. Chiorini

Affiliation Molecular Physiology and Therapeutics Branch, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Frederick W. Miller

millerf@mail.nih.gov

Affiliation Environmental Autoimmunity Group, Clinical Research Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: LG TPO JAC FWM. Performed the experiments: LG TPO ZL. Analyzed the data: LG RF. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: LG TPO RF MLW LGR ZL JAC FWM. Wrote the paper: LG FWM. Revised the manuscript for content: LG TPO RF MLW LGR ZL JAC FWM.