About the Authors

Rebecca J. Hodge

rhodge.dvm@gmail.com

Affiliation Discovery Medicine, Metabolic Pathways Cardiovascular Unit, GlaxoSmithKline, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States of America

Mark A. Paulik

Current address: Intarcia Therapeutics, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States of America

Affiliation Biology, Metabolic Pathways Cardiovascular Unit, GlaxoSmithKline, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States of America

Ann Walker

Affiliation Quantitative Sciences - Clinical Statistics, R&D Projects Clinical Platforms and Sciences, GlaxoSmithKline, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States of America

Joyce A. Boucheron

Affiliation Biology, Metabolic Pathways Cardiovascular Unit, GlaxoSmithKline, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States of America

Susan L. McMullen

Current address: PAREXEL International, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

Affiliation Clinical Pharmacology Science and Study Operations, GlaxoSmithKline, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States of America

Dawn S. Gillmor

Current address: PPD Inc., Morrisville, North Carolina, United States of America

Affiliation Clinical Pharmacology Science and Study Operations, GlaxoSmithKline, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States of America

Derek J. Nunez

Affiliation Discovery Medicine, Metabolic Pathways Cardiovascular Unit, GlaxoSmithKline, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States of America

Competing Interests

RJH, MAP, AW, JAB, SLM, DSG, and DJN are employees or former employees and shareholders of GlaxoSmithKline, and as such act as representatives of GlaxoSmithKline in the performing of this work. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RJH MAP JAB AW DJN. Performed the experiments: JAB SLM DSG. Analyzed the data: RJH MAP JAB AW DJN. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MAP AW. Wrote the paper: RJH MAP JAB AW DJN SLM DSG.