About the Authors
- Birgit Weinberger
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Affiliation Institute for Biomedical Aging Research, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
- Michael Schirmer
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Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine VI, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
- Raffaella Matteucci Gothe
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Affiliation Department of Public Health and Health Technology Assessment, UMIT – University for Health Sciences, Medical Informatics and Technology, Hall in Tirol, Austria
- Uwe Siebert
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Affiliations Department of Public Health and Health Technology Assessment, UMIT – University for Health Sciences, Medical Informatics and Technology, Hall in Tirol, Austria, Institute for Technology Assessment and Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School and Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Dietmar Fuchs
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Affiliation Division of Biological Chemistry, Biocenter, Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
- Beatrix Grubeck-Loebenstein
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* E-mail: beatrix.grubeck@uibk.ac.at
Affiliation Institute for Biomedical Aging Research, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
Competing Interests
The authors have the following interests: This study was partly funded by the Austrian National Bank. 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, as detailed online in the guide for authors.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: BW MS BGL. Performed the experiments: BW DF. Analyzed the data: BW RMG US. Wrote the manuscript: BW MS BGL.