About the Authors

Nadine Jetten

Affiliation Department of Molecular Genetics, CARIM, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Nadia Roumans

Affiliation Department of Plastic Surgery, NUTRIM, School for Nutrition, Toxicology & Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Marion J. Gijbels

Affiliations Department of Molecular Genetics, CARIM, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands, Department of Pathology, CARIM, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Andrea Romano

Affiliation Department of Gynecology, GROW, School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Mark J. Post

Affiliation Department of Physiology, CARIM, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Menno P. J. de Winther

Current address: Department of Medical Biochemistry, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Affiliation Department of Molecular Genetics, CARIM, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Rene R. W. J. van der Hulst

Affiliation Department of Plastic Surgery, NUTRIM, School for Nutrition, Toxicology & Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Sofia Xanthoulea

sofia.xanthoulea@maastrichtuniversity.nl

Affiliation Department of Plastic Surgery, NUTRIM, School for Nutrition, Toxicology & Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: NJ MPJdW SX. Performed the experiments: NJ NR MJG AR SX. Analyzed the data: NJ NR MJG AR SX. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AR MJP MPJdW RRWJvdH. Wrote the paper: NJ SX.