About the Authors
- Ruizhong Shen
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Affiliation Department of Medicine (Gastroenterology), University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United Sates of America
- Gang Meng
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Affiliation Lutheran Family Health Centers, Brooklyn, New York, United States of America
- Christina Ochsenbauer
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Affiliation Department of Medicine (Hematology/Oncology), University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
- Paul R. Clapham
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Affiliation Program in Molecular Medicine and Microbiology, University of Massachusetts, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Jayleen Grams
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Affiliation Department of Surgery (Gastrointestinal), University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
- Lea Novak
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Affiliation Department of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
- John C. Kappes
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Affiliations Department of Medicine (Hematology/Oncology), University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America, VA Medical Center, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
- Lesley E. Smythies
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Affiliation Department of Medicine (Gastroenterology), University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United Sates of America
- Phillip D. Smith
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* E-mail: pdsmith@uab.edu
Affiliations Department of Medicine (Gastroenterology), University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United Sates of America, VA Medical Center, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: PDS RS. Performed the experiments: RS GM CO. Analyzed the data: RS CO LN JCK LES PDS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: PRC JG. Wrote the paper: RS PDS.