About the Authors

Peyman Björklund

Affiliation Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Endocrine Unit, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden

Göran Åkerström

Affiliation Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Endocrine Unit, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden

Gunnar Westin

To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: gunnar.westin@surgsci.uu.se

Affiliation Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Endocrine Unit, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden

Competing Interests

The authors declare the following competing interest: A patent is filed (USA) for “LRP5 and LRP6 Receptors in Cancer Treatment,” number WO2005048913.

Author Contributions

GW designed the study. PB performed experiments and analyzed data. PB, GÅ, and GW interpreted the data. GÅ reviewed clinical data. PB, GÅ, and GW contributed to writing the paper.