About the Authors

Anniek B. van der Waart

Affiliation Department of Laboratory Medicine - Laboratory of Hematology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Walter J. F. M. van der Velden

Affiliation Department of Hematology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Astrid G. S. van Halteren

Affiliation Immunology Laboratory, Department of Pediatrics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands

Marij J. L. G. Leenders

Affiliation Department of Laboratory Medicine - Laboratory of Hematology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Ton Feuth

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Health Technology Assessment, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Nicole M. A. Blijlevens

Affiliation Department of Hematology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Robbert van der Voort

Affiliation Department of Laboratory Medicine - Laboratory of Hematology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Harry Dolstra

H.Dolstra@labgk.umcn.nl

Affiliation Department of Laboratory Medicine - Laboratory of Hematology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AvdW HD. Performed the experiments: AvdW ML AvH. Analyzed the data: AvdW TF. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AvdW AvH WvdV. Wrote the paper: AvdW HD. Provided patient data: WvdV. Provided advice: AvH. Revised paper: RvdV NB.