About the Authors
- Saskia C. A. de Jager
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Contributed equally to this work with: Saskia C. A. de Jager, Brenda W. C. Bongaerts
Affiliation Division of Biopharmaceutics, Leiden Amsterdam Centre for Drug Research, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
- Brenda W. C. Bongaerts
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Contributed equally to this work with: Saskia C. A. de Jager, Brenda W. C. Bongaerts
* E-mail: Brenda.Bongaerts@mumc.nl
Affiliation Department of Pathology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Michael Weber
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Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart Centre, Bad Nauheim, Germany
- Adriaan O. Kraaijeveld
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Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands
- Mat Rousch
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Affiliation Department of Pathology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Stefanie Dimmeler
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Affiliation Institute for Cardiovascular Regeneration, Centre of Molecular Medicine, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Marja P. van Dieijen-Visser
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Affiliation Department of Clinical Chemistry, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Kitty B. J. M. Cleutjens
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Affiliation Department of Pathology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Patty J. Nelemans
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Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Theo J. C. van Berkel
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Affiliation Division of Biopharmaceutics, Leiden Amsterdam Centre for Drug Research, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
- Erik A. L. Biessen
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Affiliation Department of Pathology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Competing Interests
SD is founder and advisor of t2cure GmbH. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: EB MW SD TvB. Performed the experiments: MR SdJ. Analyzed the data: BB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MvD MW. Wrote the paper: BB SdJ. Reviewed and edited the manuscript: AK BB EB KC MvD MR MW PN SD SdJ TvB. Contributed to data analyses: PN. Contributed to discussion: AK BB EB PN SdJ TvB.