About the Authors

J. Kirk Harris

Contributed equally to this work with: J. Kirk Harris, Karim C. El Kasmi

jonathan.harris@ucdenver.edu

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Section of Pulmonary Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America

Karim C. El Kasmi

Contributed equally to this work with: J. Kirk Harris, Karim C. El Kasmi

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Section of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Digestive Health Institute, Children’s Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America

Aimee L. Anderson

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Section of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Digestive Health Institute, Children’s Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America

Michael W. Devereaux

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Section of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Digestive Health Institute, Children’s Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America

Sophie A. Fillon

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Section of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Digestive Health Institute, Children’s Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America

Charles E. Robertson

Affiliation Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, United States of America

Brandie D. Wagner

Affiliation Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America

Mark J. Stevens

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Section of Pulmonary Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America

Norman R. Pace

Affiliation Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, United States of America

Ronald J. Sokol

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Section of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Digestive Health Institute, Children’s Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JKH KCE RJS NRP. Performed the experiments: JKH KCE SAF ALA MWD MJS. Analyzed the data: JKH KCE RJS CER BDW NRP. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: JKH KCE RJS NRP.