About the Authors

Géraldine H. Petit

geraldine.petit@med.lu.se

Affiliation Neuronal Survival Unit, Wallenberg Neuroscience Center, Department of Experimental Medical Science, BMC B11, Lund University, Lund, Sweden

Elijahu Berkovich

Affiliation Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Global Innovative Products, Petach-Tikva, Israel

Mark Hickery

Affiliation H. Lundbeck A/S, Neurology, Copenhagen, Denmark

Pekka Kallunki

Affiliation H. Lundbeck A/S, Neurodegeneration-1, Copenhagen, Denmark

Karina Fog

Affiliation H. Lundbeck A/S, Neurodegeneration-1, Copenhagen, Denmark

Cheryl Fitzer-Attas

Affiliation Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Global Innovative Products, Petach-Tikva, Israel

Patrik Brundin

Affiliations Neuronal Survival Unit, Wallenberg Neuroscience Center, Department of Experimental Medical Science, BMC B11, Lund University, Lund, Sweden, Van Andel Research Institute, Center for Neurodegenerative Science, Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States of America

Competing Interests

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd and H.Lundbeck A/S, which market rasagiline, contributed to the funding of this study. The authors EB and CFA work for Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. The authors MH, PK and KF work for H.Lundbeck A/S. PB has received speaking honoraria from and provided consulting services to Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd and H.Lundbeck A/S. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. covered the costs of GHP to attend the MDS congress (Toronto 2011). The use of rasagiline for the treatment of olfactory dysfunction is covered by patent number US 2012/0029087 A1. 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: GHP EB MH PK KF CFA PB. Performed the experiments: GHP. Analyzed the data: GHP. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: GHP EB PK KF CFA PB. Wrote the paper: GHP EB MH PK KF CFA PB.