About the Authors

Xiaohai Wang

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Supervision, Writing – original draft

xiaohai_wang@merck.com

Affiliation Merck Research Laboratories, West Point, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Karen Smith

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology

Affiliation Merck Research Laboratories, West Point, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Michelle Pearson

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology

Affiliation Merck Research Laboratories, West Point, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Anna Hughes

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology

Affiliation Merck Research Laboratories, West Point, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Mali L. Cosden

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology

Affiliation Merck Research Laboratories, West Point, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Jacob Marcus

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Merck Research Laboratories, West Point, Pennsylvania, United States of America

J. Fred Hess

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Merck Research Laboratories, West Point, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Mary J. Savage

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Merck Research Laboratories, West Point, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Thomas Rosahl

Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Merck Research Laboratories, West Point, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Sean M. Smith

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Merck Research Laboratories, West Point, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Joel B. Schachter

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Merck Research Laboratories, West Point, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Jason M. Uslaner

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Merck Research Laboratories, West Point, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Competing Interests

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