About the Authors

Marieke M. J. Herenius

m.m.herenius@amc.uva.nl

Affiliation Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Ana S. F. Oliveira

Affiliations Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Department of Experimental Immunology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Carla A. Wijbrandts

Affiliation Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Daniëlle M. Gerlag

Affiliation Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Paul P. Tak

Current address: Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands and GlaxoSmithKline, Stevenage, United Kingdom

Affiliation Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Maria C. Lebre

Affiliations Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Department of Experimental Immunology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Competing Interests

The study was financed by Abbott Laboratories. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MH AO CW DG PT ML. Performed the experiments: MH AO CW ML. Analyzed the data: MH ML. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MH AO CA DG PT ML. Wrote the paper: MH ML PT. Obtained ICF: MH CW DG.