About the Authors
- Heather R. Conti
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Affiliation University of Pittsburgh, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America
- Natasha Whibley
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Affiliation University of Pittsburgh, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America
- Bianca M. Coleman
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Affiliation University of Pittsburgh, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America
- Abhishek V. Garg
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Affiliation University of Pittsburgh, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America
- Jillian R. Jaycox
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Affiliation Carnegie Mellon University, Dept. of Biological Sciences, Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America
- Sarah L. Gaffen
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* E-mail: sarah.gaffen@pitt.edu
Affiliation University of Pittsburgh, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America
Competing Interests
SLG has received a research grant, travel reimbursements and honoraria from Novartis. SLG has also consulted for, received travel reimbursements and honoraria from Janssen, Eli Lilly, Amgen and Pfizer. There are no other conflicts of interest. This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: SLG HRC NW. Performed the experiments: HRC NW BMC AVG JRJ. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SLG HRC. Wrote the paper: HRC SLG.