About the Authors
- Katarina Cuk
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* E-mail: katarina_cuk2@yahoo.de
Affiliations Molecular Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany, Molecular Biology of Breast Cancer, University Women’s Clinic, Heidelberg, Germany
- Manuela Zucknick
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Affiliation Division of Biostatistics, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
- Dharanija Madhavan
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Affiliations Molecular Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany, Molecular Biology of Breast Cancer, University Women’s Clinic, Heidelberg, Germany
- Sarah Schott
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Affiliation Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Women’s Clinic, Heidelberg, Germany
- Michael Golatta
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Affiliation Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Women’s Clinic, Heidelberg, Germany
- Jörg Heil
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Affiliation Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Women’s Clinic, Heidelberg, Germany
- Frederik Marmé
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Affiliations Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Women’s Clinic, Heidelberg, Germany, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany
- Andrey Turchinovich
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Affiliations Molecular Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany, Molecular Biology of Breast Cancer, University Women’s Clinic, Heidelberg, Germany
- Peter Sinn
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Affiliation Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- Christof Sohn
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Affiliation Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Women’s Clinic, Heidelberg, Germany
- Hans Junkermann
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Affiliation Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Women’s Clinic, Heidelberg, Germany
- Andreas Schneeweiss
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Affiliations Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Women’s Clinic, Heidelberg, Germany, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany
- Barbara Burwinkel
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Affiliations Molecular Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany, Molecular Biology of Breast Cancer, University Women’s Clinic, Heidelberg, Germany, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany
Competing Interests
Due to US-Provisional patent applications US 61/662,816 and US 61/813,029 (“Circulating miRNAs as markers for breast cancer”) relating to this manuscript K. Cuk, M. Zucknick, D. Madhavan and B. Burwinkel declare a potential conflict of interest. These patent applications did not alter the authors’ adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials. Other authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: KC MZ DM BB. Performed the experiments: KC. Analyzed the data: KC MZ DM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: KC SS MG JH FM AT PS CS HJ AS. Wrote the paper: KC MZ BB. Revision and final approval of manuscript: KC MZ DM SS MG JH FM AT PS CS HJ AS BB.