About the Authors
- Alem Mehari
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* E-mail: alem.mehari@howard.edu
Affiliation Howard University, Division of Pulmonary Diseases, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
- Samina Afreen
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Affiliation Howard University, Department of Internal Medicine, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
- Julius Ngwa
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Affiliation Howard University, Department of Internal Medicine, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
- Rosanna Setse
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Affiliation Howard University, Department of Internal Medicine, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
- Alicia N. Thomas
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Affiliation Howard University, Division of Pulmonary Diseases, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
- Vishal Poddar
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Affiliation Howard University, Division of Pulmonary Diseases, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
- Wayne Davis
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Affiliation Howard University, Division of Pulmonary Diseases, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
- Octavius D. Polk
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Affiliation Howard University, Division of Pulmonary Diseases, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
- Sheik Hassan
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Affiliation Howard University, Division of Pulmonary Diseases, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
- Alvin V. Thomas
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Affiliation Howard University, Division of Pulmonary Diseases, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: AM AVT. Performed the experiments: VP ANT WD ODP SH AVT. Analyzed the data: JN RS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JN RS. Wrote the paper: AM SA. Critically reviewed the manuscript: AM SA JN RS ANT VP WD ODP SH AVT.