About the Authors
- Birte Holtfreter
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* E-mail: birte.holtfreter@uni-greifswald.de
Affiliation Unit of Periodontology, Department of Restorative Dentistry, Periodontology, and Endodontology, University Medicine, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
- Klaus Empen
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Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, University Medicine, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
- Sven Gläser
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Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, University Medicine, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
- Roberto Lorbeer
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Affiliation Institute for Community Medicine, SHIP/Clinical-Epidemiological Research, University Medicine, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
- Henry Völzke
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Affiliation Institute for Community Medicine, SHIP/Clinical-Epidemiological Research, University Medicine, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
- Ralf Ewert
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Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, University Medicine, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
- Thomas Kocher
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Affiliation Unit of Periodontology, Department of Restorative Dentistry, Periodontology, and Endodontology, University Medicine, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
- Marcus Dörr
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Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, University Medicine, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany, German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), partner site Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
Competing Interests
We have the following interests. BH was financed by an unlimited grant from GABA, Switzerland. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter our adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: KE SG HV RE TK MD. Performed the experiments: HV TK MD. Analyzed the data: BH RL. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: KE SG HV RE TK MD. Wrote the manuscript: BH KE RL HV RE TK MD.