About the Authors

Anita Kloss-Brandstätter

anita.kloss@i-med.ac.at

Affiliation Division of Genetic Epidemiology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria

Hansi Weissensteiner

Affiliations Division of Genetic Epidemiology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria, Department of Database and Information Systems, Institute of Computer Science, Leopold-Franzens University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria

Gertraud Erhart

Affiliation Division of Genetic Epidemiology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria

Georg Schäfer

Affiliation Department of Urology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria

Lukas Forer

Affiliations Division of Genetic Epidemiology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria, Department of Database and Information Systems, Institute of Computer Science, Leopold-Franzens University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria

Sebastian Schönherr

Affiliations Division of Genetic Epidemiology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria, Department of Database and Information Systems, Institute of Computer Science, Leopold-Franzens University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria

Dominic Pacher

Affiliations Division of Genetic Epidemiology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria, Department of Database and Information Systems, Institute of Computer Science, Leopold-Franzens University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria

Christof Seifarth

Affiliation Department of Urology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria

Andrea Stöckl

Affiliation Division of Genetic Epidemiology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria

Liane Fendt

Affiliation Division of Genetic Epidemiology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria

Irma Sottsas

Affiliation Department of Urology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria

Helmut Klocker

Affiliation Department of Urology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria

Christian W. Huck

Affiliation Institute of Analytical Chemistry and Radiochemistry, Leopold-Franzens University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria

Michael Rasse

Affiliation Department for Cranio-, Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria

Florian Kronenberg

Affiliation Division of Genetic Epidemiology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria

Frank R. Kloss

Affiliation Department for Cranio-, Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AKB HK CWH MR FK FRK GS. Performed the experiments: AKB HW GE LF SS DP CS AS IS FRK. Analyzed the data: AKB HW GE LF SS DP. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AKB HW GE LF SS HK CWK MR FK FRK. Wrote the paper: AKB HW GE LF FK FRK. Operated the patients: FRK MR.