About the Authors

Hilda J.I. De Jong

Affiliations Laboratory for Health Protection Research, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands, Department of Toxicogenomics, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands, Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands

Jan G.M.C. Damoiseaux

* E-mail: jan.damoiseaux@mumc.nl

Affiliation Central Diagnostic Laboratory, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Rob J. Vandebriel

Affiliation Laboratory for Health Protection Research, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands

Patrick C. Souverein

Affiliation Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands

Eric R. Gremmer

Affiliation Laboratory for Health Protection Research, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands

Mia Wolfs

Affiliation Central Diagnostic Laboratory, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Olaf H. Klungel

Affiliation Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands

Henk Van Loveren

Affiliations Laboratory for Health Protection Research, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands, Department of Toxicogenomics, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Jan Willem Cohen Tervaert

Affiliations Central Diagnostic Laboratory, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands, Immunology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands

W.M. Monique Verschuren

Affiliation Centre for Nutrition, Prevention and Health Services, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands

Competing Interests

I have read the journal's policy and have the following conflicts: Dr. P.C. Souverein has received unrestricted funding for pharmacoepidemiological research from the private-public EU funded IMI (PROTECT project). Dr. O.H. Klungel has received unrestricted funding for pharmacoepidemiological research from the private-public EU funded IMI (PROTECT project) and the private-public Dutch Top Institute Pharma (Mondriaan project).

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: HJIDJ JGMCD RJV PCS OHK HVL JWCT WMMMV. Performed the experiments: HJIDJ EG MW. Analyzed the data: HJIDJ. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JGMCD RJV PCS OHK HVL JWCT WMMV. Wrote the manuscript: HJIDJ. Contributed to the interpretation of the results: HJIDJ JGMCD OHK JWCT WMMV Provided the background data for the study: JGMCD RJV PCS OHK HVL JWCT WMMV Reviewed and approved the manuscript: JGMCD RJV PCS EG MW OHK HVL JWCT WMMV.