About the Authors

Katrin Höland

Affiliation Department of Clinical Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

Danielle Boller

Affiliation Division of Clinical Chemistry and Biochemistry, University Children’s Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Christian Hagel

Affiliation Institute of Neuropathology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany

Silvia Dolski

Affiliation Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

András Treszl

Affiliation Department of Medical Biometry and Epidemiology, Center for Experimental Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany

Olivier E. Pardo

Affiliation Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom

Paulina Ćwiek

Affiliation Department of Clinical Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

Fabiana Salm

Affiliation Department of Clinical Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

Zaira Leni

Affiliation Department of Clinical Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

Peter R. Shepherd

Affiliation Department of Molecular Medicine and Pathology, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

Beata Styp-Rekowska

Affiliation Institute of Anatomy, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

Valentin Djonov

Affiliation Institute of Anatomy, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

André O. von Bueren

Affiliation Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University Medical Center Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany

Karl Frei

Affiliation Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Alexandre Arcaro

alexandre.arcaro@dkf.unibe.ch

Affiliations Department of Clinical Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland, Division of Clinical Chemistry and Biochemistry, University Children’s Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AA KF VD AOB OP KH DB BSR. Performed the experiments: KH DB SD OP PC FS ZL BSR. Analyzed the data: KH DB OP PC ZL FS AT CH BSR AOB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: PRS VD. Wrote the paper: KH DB AOB AA KF OP AT CH.