About the Authors
- Andreas Nellen
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Affiliation Medical Department III, University Hospital Aachen, Aachen, Germany
- Daniel Heinrichs
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Affiliation Medical Department III, University Hospital Aachen, Aachen, Germany
- Marie-Luise Berres
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Affiliation Medical Department III, University Hospital Aachen, Aachen, Germany
- Hacer Sahin
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Affiliation Medical Department III, University Hospital Aachen, Aachen, Germany
- Petra Schmitz
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Affiliation Medical Department III, University Hospital Aachen, Aachen, Germany
- Amanda E. Proudfoot
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Affiliation Merck Serono, Geneva Research Centre, Geneva, Switzerland
- Christian Trautwein
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Affiliation Medical Department III, University Hospital Aachen, Aachen, Germany
- Hermann E. Wasmuth
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* E-mail: hwasmuth@ukaachen.de
Affiliation Medical Department III, University Hospital Aachen, Aachen, Germany
Competing Interests
AEP is an employee of Merck Serono. 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: AN CT HEW. Performed the experiments: AN DH MLB HS PS. Analyzed the data: AN AEP HEW. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AEP. Wrote the paper: AN HEW.