About the Authors

Jean Marie Eko Mba

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – original draft

Affiliations Centre National de Transfusion sanguine, Libreville, Gabon, Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (LABMC), Université des Sciences et Techniques de Masuku, Franceville, Gabon

Cyrille Bisseye

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

cbisseye@gmail.com

Affiliation Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (LABMC), Université des Sciences et Techniques de Masuku, Franceville, Gabon

Jophrette Mireille Ntsame Ndong

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Supervision, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Centre National de Transfusion sanguine, Libreville, Gabon

Landry Erik Mombo

Roles Methodology, Resources, Supervision, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (LABMC), Université des Sciences et Techniques de Masuku, Franceville, Gabon

Calixte Bengone

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Software

Affiliation Centre National de Transfusion sanguine, Libreville, Gabon

Guy Mouelet Migolet

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Software, Supervision

Affiliation Centre National de Transfusion sanguine, Libreville, Gabon

Bertrand M’batchi

Roles Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (LABMC), Université des Sciences et Techniques de Masuku, Franceville, Gabon

Heidi E. Kosiorek

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis

Affiliation Division of Biostatistics, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America

Richard J. Butterfield

Roles Formal analysis

Affiliation Division of Biostatistics, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America

Lewis R. Roberts

Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America

Mitesh J. Borad

Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Division of Hematology/Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America

Bolni Marius Nagalo

Roles Investigation, Project administration, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (LABMC), Université des Sciences et Techniques de Masuku, Franceville, Gabon, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.