About the Authors

Hans H. Herfarth

hherf@med.unc.edu

Current address: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany

Michael Grunert

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany

Frank Klebl

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany

Ulrike Strauch

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany

Stefan Feuerbach

Affiliation Department of Radiology, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany

Jürgen Schölmerich

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany

Gerhard Rogler

Current address: Department of Internal Medicine, Clinic of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Zürich, University Hospital of Zürich (USZ), Zürich, Switzerland

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany

Andreas G. Schreyer

Affiliation Department of Radiology, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: HH FK US SF JS GR AGS. Performed the experiments: MG. Analyzed the data: HH MG FK AGS. Wrote the paper: HH.