About the Authors
- Amanda L. Tatler
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* E-mail: Amanda.tatler@nottingham.ac.uk
Affiliation Division of Respiratory Medicine–City, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
- Amanda T. Goodwin
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Affiliation Division of Respiratory Medicine–City, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
- Olumide Gbolahan
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Affiliation Division of Respiratory Medicine–City, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
- Gauri Saini
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Affiliation Division of Respiratory Medicine–City, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
- Joanne Porte
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Affiliation Division of Respiratory Medicine–City, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
- Alison E. John
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Affiliation Division of Respiratory Medicine–City, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
- Rachel L. Clifford
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Affiliation Division of Respiratory Medicine–City, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
- Shelia M. Violette
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Affiliation Biogen, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Paul H. Weinreb
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Affiliation Biogen, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Helen Parfrey
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Affiliation Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Paul J. Wolters
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Affiliation School of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America
- Jack Gauldie
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Affiliation Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
- Martin Kolb
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Affiliation Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
- Gisli Jenkins
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Affiliation Division of Respiratory Medicine–City, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
Competing Interests
SMV and PHW are employees of Biogen Idec. This does not alter our adherence to PLOS One policies on sharing data and materials. GJ has Sponsored Research Agreements with GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis and Biogen Idec, has performed consultancy for InterMune, MedImmune, Boehringer Ingelheim, Biogen Idec and Pulmatrix, and has received speakers' fees from Boehringer Ingelheim, MedImmune and Roche. All non-commercially available materials described in the manuscript will be able available on request subject to a material transfer agreement between both parties.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: ALT AG JG MK GJ. Performed the experiments: ALT AG OG GS JP AEJ RLC. Analyzed the data: ALT AG OG GJ. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SMV PHW PJW JG MK HP. Wrote the paper: ALT AG JP SMV MK GJ HP.