About the Authors

Esther Erdei

EErdei@salud.unm.edu

Affiliations Molecular Epidemiology Laboratory, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America, University of New Mexico Cancer Center, Cancer Epidemiology and Cancer Prevention Program, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America

Li Luo

Affiliations Molecular Epidemiology Laboratory, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America, University of New Mexico Cancer Center, Cancer Epidemiology and Cancer Prevention Program, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America

Huiping Sheng

Affiliations Molecular Epidemiology Laboratory, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America, University of New Mexico Cancer Center, Cancer Epidemiology and Cancer Prevention Program, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America, Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States of America

Erika Maestas

Affiliations Molecular Epidemiology Laboratory, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America, University of New Mexico Cancer Center, Cancer Epidemiology and Cancer Prevention Program, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America, Undergraduate Medical Education Program, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America

Kirsten A. M. White

Affiliations Molecular Epidemiology Laboratory, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America, University of New Mexico Cancer Center, Cancer Epidemiology and Cancer Prevention Program, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America

Amanda Mackey

Affiliations Molecular Epidemiology Laboratory, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America, University of New Mexico Cancer Center, Cancer Epidemiology and Cancer Prevention Program, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America, Molecular Biology PhD Program, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, United States of America

Yan Dong

Affiliations Molecular Epidemiology Laboratory, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America, University of New Mexico Cancer Center, Cancer Epidemiology and Cancer Prevention Program, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America, Graduate Program in Statistics, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America

Marianne Berwick

Affiliations Molecular Epidemiology Laboratory, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America, University of New Mexico Cancer Center, Cancer Epidemiology and Cancer Prevention Program, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America

Douglas E. Morse

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, New York University, College of Dentistry, New York City, New York, United States of America

Competing Interests

Amanda Mackey was employed temporarily by OsoBio Sterile Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Company at the time of the writing and first submission of this manuscript. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors. All other authors state that they do not have any conflict of interest in publishing the results of this study.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: EE MB DEM. Performed the experiments: EM KAMW AM. Analyzed the data: LL HS DEM YD EE. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MB DEM. Wrote the paper: EE DEM MB AM.