Ozlem Yaren: Role: ConceptualizationRole: InvestigationRole: MethodologyRole: Project administrationRole:
SupervisionRole: VisualizationRole: Writing – original draftRole: Writing – review
& editing
Jacquelyn McCarter: Role: MethodologyRole: Visualization
Nikhil Phadke: Role: MethodologyRole: SupervisionRole: Writing – review & editing
Kevin M. Bradley: Role: SoftwareRole: Writing – review & editing
Benjamin Overton: Role: Validation
Zunyi Yang: Role: ValidationRole: Writing – review & editing
Shatakshi Ranade: Role: Validation
Kunal Patil: Role: Validation
Rishikesh Bangale: Role: Validation
Steven A. Benner:
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3318-9917
Role: ConceptualizationRole: Funding acquisitionRole: InvestigationRole: ResourcesRole:
Writing – review & editing
Ruslan Kalendar: Role: Editor
Journal ID (nlm-ta): PLoS One
Journal ID (iso-abbrev): PLoS One
Journal ID (publisher-id): plos
Journal ID (pmc): plosone
Title:
PLoS ONE
Publisher:
Public Library of Science
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)
ISSN
(Electronic):
1932-6203
Publication date
(Electronic):
24
February
2021
Publication date Collection: 2021
Publication date PMC-release: 24
February
2021
Volume: 16
Issue: 2
Electronic Location Identifier: e0240524
Affiliations
[1
]
Foundation for Applied Molecular Evolution, Alachua, Florida, United States of America
[2
]
GenePath Diagnostics Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
[3
]
GenePath Diagnostics India Pvt. Ltd., Pune, Maharashtra, India
[4
]
Firebird Biomolecular Sciences LLC, Alachua, Florida, United States of America
University of Helsinki, FINLAND
Author notes
Competing Interests: Firebird Biomolecular Sciences, LLC, GenePath Diagnostics, Inc., and GenePath Diagnostics
India Pvt. Ltd. employ the indicated authors and the specific roles of these authors
are articulated in the ‘author contributions’ section. OY, ZY, SAB and their institutions
own intellectual property associated with the assay. Some of the items mentioned here
are sold by Firebird Biomolecular Sciences, LLC, which employs the indicated authors
and is owned by SAB. This does not alter the authors’ and institutions’ adherence
to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0240524
PMC ID: 7904170
PubMed ID: 33626039
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Copyright © © 2021 Yaren et al
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Funded by: Dynamic Combinatorial Chemistry LLC
Award Recipient
:
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3318-9917
Steven A. Benner
This project was made possible through the support of a grant from Dynamic Combinatorial
Chemistry, LLC, The funder provided support in the form of salaries and supplies for
authors OY, ZY, JM, and BO, but did not have any additional role in the study design,
data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
The specific roles of these authors are articulated in the ‘author contributions’
section. The opinions expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and
do not necessarily reflect the views of DCC. Firebird Biomolecular Sciences, LLC,
GenePath Diagnostics, Inc., and GenePath Diagnostics India Pvt. Ltd. employ the indicated
authors and the specific roles of these authors are articulated in the ‘author contributions’
section.
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