About the Authors
- Till Ploenes
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Affiliation Division of Thoracic Surgery, University, Medical Centre Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
- Ben Scholtes
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Affiliation Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Pneumology, University Medical Centre Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
- Alexander Krohn
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Affiliation Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Oncology and Hematology, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
- Meike Burger
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Affiliation Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Oncology and Hematology, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
- Bernward Passlick
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Affiliation Division of Thoracic Surgery, University, Medical Centre Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
- Joachim Müller-Quernheim
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Affiliation Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Pneumology, University Medical Centre Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
- Gernot Zissel
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* E-mail: gernot.zissel@uniklinik-freiburg.de
Affiliation Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Pneumology, University Medical Centre Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
Competing Interests
The authors have the following interests. J.M.Q. and G.Z. have applied for a patent on CCL18 and CCL18R as biomarker and therapy target (patent pending). G.Z. is a PLOS ONE Editorial Board member. There are no further 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.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: TP GZ. Performed the experiments: BS TP. Analyzed the data: TP BS GZ. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MB AK BP JMQ. Wrote the paper: TP GZ.