About the Authors
- Felix Grassmann
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Affiliation Institute of Human Genetics, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
- Peter G. A. Schoenberger
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Affiliation Institute of Human Genetics, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
- Caroline Brandl
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Affiliations Institute of Human Genetics, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany, Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
- Tina Schick
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Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Daniele Hasler
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Affiliation Biochemistry Center Regensburg (BZR), Laboratory for RNA Biology, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
- Gunter Meister
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Affiliation Biochemistry Center Regensburg (BZR), Laboratory for RNA Biology, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
- Monika Fleckenstein
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Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
- Moritz Lindner
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Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
- Horst Helbig
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Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
- Sascha Fauser
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Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Bernhard H. F. Weber
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* E-mail: bweb@klinik.uni-regensburg.de
Affiliation Institute of Human Genetics, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
Competing Interests
ML and MF received research support from Genentech and Heidelberg Engineering. FG, PGS, CB, TS, DH, GM, HH, SF, and BHW have declared that no competing interests exist. This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: FG GM BHW. Performed the experiments: FG PGS. Analyzed the data: FG PGS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: PGS CB TS DH MF ML HH SF. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: FG BHW. Recruited and phenotyped patients and control individuals: PGS CB TS MF ML HH SF.