About the Authors

Katharina Blatt

Affiliation Division of Hematology and Hemostaseology, Department of Internal Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Harald Herrmann

Affiliations Division of Hematology and Hemostaseology, Department of Internal Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, Ludwig Boltzmann Cluster Oncology, Vienna, Austria

Irina Mirkina

Affiliation Ludwig Boltzmann Cluster Oncology, Vienna, Austria

Emir Hadzijusufovic

Affiliations Division of Hematology and Hemostaseology, Department of Internal Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, Department for Companion Animals and Horses, Clinic for Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Barbara Peter

Affiliations Division of Hematology and Hemostaseology, Department of Internal Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, Department for Companion Animals and Horses, Clinic for Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Sabine Strommer

Affiliation Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Gregor Hoermann

Affiliation Department of Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Matthias Mayerhofer

Affiliation Department of Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Konrad Hoetzenecker

Affiliation Department of Thoracic Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Walter Klepetko

Affiliation Department of Thoracic Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Viviane Ghanim

Affiliation Division of Hematology and Hemostaseology, Department of Internal Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Katharina Marth

Affiliation Christian Doppler Laboratory for Allergy Research, Division of Immunopathology, Department of Pathophysiology, Center for Pathophysiology, Immunology and Infectiology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Thorsten Füreder

Affiliation Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Volker Wacheck

Affiliation Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Rudolf Valenta

Affiliation Christian Doppler Laboratory for Allergy Research, Division of Immunopathology, Department of Pathophysiology, Center for Pathophysiology, Immunology and Infectiology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Peter Valent

peter.valent@meduniwien.ac.at

Affiliations Division of Hematology and Hemostaseology, Department of Internal Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, Ludwig Boltzmann Cluster Oncology, Vienna, Austria

Competing Interests

The authors have read the journal's policy and have the following conflicts: Dr. Valent received a research grant from Novartis. The authors declare no other conflict of interest. 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: KB PV. Performed the experiments: KB HH IM EH BP SS VG. Analyzed the data: KB PV. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: GH MM KH WK VW KM RV TF. Wrote the paper: KB PV. Contributed logistic and budget support: PV.