About the Authors
- Michelle R. Simpson-Abelson
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Affiliation Division of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America
- Erin E. Childs
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Affiliation Division of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America
- M. Carolina Ferreira
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Affiliation Division of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America
- Shrinivas Bishu
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Affiliation Division of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America
- Heather R. Conti
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Affiliation Division of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America
- Sarah L. Gaffen
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* E-mail: sarah.gaffen@pitt.edu
Affiliation Division of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America
Competing Interests
SLG has received a research grant from Novartis, travel reimbursements and honoraria from Novartis, Amgen, Eli Lilly, Janssen and Pfizer, and consults for Janssen. 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: MRSA SLG. Performed the experiments: MRSA MCF EEC SB HRC. Analyzed the data: MRSA EEC SLG. Wrote the paper: MRSA SLG.