About the Authors

Daniel J. Cuthbertson

daniel.cuthbertson@liverpool.ac.uk

Affiliations Department of Obesity and Endocrinology, University Hospital Aintree, Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom, Department of Obesity and Endocrinology, Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom

Andrew Irwin

Affiliation Department of Obesity and Endocrinology, University Hospital Aintree, Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom

Chris J. Gardner

Affiliation Department of Obesity and Endocrinology, University Hospital Aintree, Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom

Christina Daousi

Affiliations Department of Obesity and Endocrinology, University Hospital Aintree, Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom, Department of Obesity and Endocrinology, Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom

Tej Purewal

Affiliation Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, United Kingdom

Niall Furlong

Affiliation Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, St Helen’s and Knowsley, Whiston, Whiston, United Kingdom

Niru Goenka

Affiliation Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Countess of Chester Hospital, Chester, United Kingdom

E. Louise Thomas

Affiliation Metabolic and Molecular Imaging Group, MRC Clinical Sciences Centre, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom

Valerie L. Adams

Affiliation Magnetic Resonance and Image Analysis Research Centre, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom

Sudeep P. Pushpakom

Affiliation The Wolfson Centre for Personalised Medicine, Department of Molecular and Clinical Pharmacology, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom

Munir Pirmohamed

Affiliation The Wolfson Centre for Personalised Medicine, Department of Molecular and Clinical Pharmacology, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom

Graham J. Kemp

Affiliations Magnetic Resonance and Image Analysis Research Centre, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom, Department of Musculoskeletal Biology, Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: DC AI CG GK VA. Performed the experiments: DC AI VA SP MP. Analyzed the data: ELT DC GK SP MP. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MP. Wrote the paper: DC GK MP ELT. Clinical care: DC CG CD NG NF TP.