About the Authors
- Nabanita Mukherjee
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Affiliation Division of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, University of Memphis, Desoto Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America
- Debra Bartelli
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Affiliation Division of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, University of Memphis, Desoto Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America
- Cyril Patra
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Affiliation Division of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, University of Memphis, Desoto Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America
- Bhavin V. Chauhan
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Affiliation Division of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, University of Memphis, Desoto Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America
- Scot E. Dowd
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Affiliation Molecular Research LP (MR DNA), Shallowater, Texas, United States of America
- Pratik Banerjee
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* E-mail: pbnerjee@memphis.edu
Affiliation Division of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, University of Memphis, Desoto Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. SD is owner, general partner, and CEO of MR DNA Molecular Research LP. This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceptualization: PB DB. Data curation: PB NM BC DB. Formal analysis: PB NM SD CP BC. Funding acquisition: PB DB. Investigation: PB NM. Methodology: PB NM SD BC. Project administration: PB. Resources: PB DB. Supervision: PB DB. Validation: NM SD. Visualization: PB NM SD. Writing – original draft: NM DB PB. Writing – review & editing: PB DB NM.