About the Authors

Anna Milanesi

Affiliations Division of Endocrinology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, United States of America, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

Jang-Won Lee

Affiliation Department of Neurosurgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

Zhenhua Li

Affiliation Department of Neurosurgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

Stefano Da Sacco

Affiliation Department of Urology, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

Valentina Villani

Affiliation Department of Urology, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

Vanessa Cervantes

Affiliation Department of Neurosurgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

Laura Perin

Affiliation Department of Urology, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

John S. Yu

john.yu@cshs.org

Affiliation Department of Neurosurgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AM JWL LP JY. Performed the experiments: AM JWL ZL SD VV VC. Analyzed the data: AM JWL SD LP JY VC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AM JL LP. Wrote the paper: AM JWL LP JY.