About the Authors
- Lori A. Coburn
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Affiliations Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America, Veterans Affairs Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
- Sara N. Horst
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Affiliations Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America, Veterans Affairs Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
- Rupesh Chaturvedi
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Affiliation Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
- Caroline T. Brown
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Affiliation Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
- Margaret M. Allaman
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Affiliations Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America, Veterans Affairs Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
- Brooks P. Scull
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Affiliation Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
- Kshipra Singh
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Affiliation Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
- M. Blanca Piazuelo
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Affiliation Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
- Maithili V. Chitnavis
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Affiliation Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
- Mallary E. Hodges
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Affiliation Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
- Michael J. Rosen
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Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
- Christopher S. Williams
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Affiliations Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America, Department of Cancer Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America, Veterans Affairs Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
- James C. Slaughter
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Affiliation Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
- Dawn B. Beaulieu
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Affiliation Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
- David A. Schwartz
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Affiliation Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
- Keith T. Wilson
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* E-mail: keith.wilson@vanderbilt.edu
Affiliations Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America, Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America, Department of Cancer Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America, Veterans Affairs Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have read the journal's policy and have the following conflicts: David A. Schwartz has consultancy agreements with Abbott, UCB, Janssen, Santarus, and Celgene and is currently receiving grants from Abbott and UCB. However, these agreements and grants had no relationship to the current research study. The authors are declaring that co-author Rupesh Chaturvedi is an academic editor for PLOS ONE. Also, since the original manuscript was submitted, Keith Wilson has entered into a consulting agreement with Immune Pharmaceuticals. However, he has not received any financial support of any kind from this company at this time. All of the authors' declarations do not alter their adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: LAC DAS KTW. Performed the experiments: LAC SNH RC CTB MMA BPS KS MJR DBB MBP DAS. Analyzed the data: LAC RC MMA CSW JCS MVC MEH KTW. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MJR KS. Wrote the paper: LAC KTW. Obtained consent from patients: CTB.