About the Authors

Stephane Becart

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

Affiliation Immunology Discovery, Janssen Research and Development LLC, San Diego, California, United States of America

Karen B. Whittington

Roles Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America

Amanda Prislovsky

Roles Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America

Navin L. Rao

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

Affiliation Immunology Discovery, Janssen Research and Development LLC, Spring House, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Edward F. Rosloniec

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

erosloniec@uthsc.edu

Affiliations Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America, Department of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America, Department of Pathology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America

Competing Interests

This work was supported by a Merit Review grant from the Department of Veterans Affairs (E.F.R.), and by funding from Janssen Research and Development (E.F.R.). Janssen Research and Development provided financial support in the form of authors’ salaries (S.B and N.L.R.), study design, data analyses, and preparation of the manuscript. This commercial affiliation does not alter our adherence to all PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.