About the Authors

Hilde Jensvoll

hilde.jensvoll@uit.no

Affiliation Hematological Research Group, Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Tromsø, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway

Kristine Blix

Affiliation Hematological Research Group, Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Tromsø, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway

Sigrid K. Brækkan

Affiliation Hematological Research Group, Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Tromsø, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway

John-Bjarne Hansen

Affiliation Hematological Research Group, Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Tromsø, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SKB JBH. Performed the experiments: HJ KB SKB JBH. Analyzed the data: HJ KB SKB JBH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SKB JBH. Wrote the paper: HJ KB SKB JBH.