About the Authors
- Melanie Rae Simpson
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* E-mail: melanie.simpson@ntnu.no
Affiliation Department of Public Health and General Practice, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
- Gaute Brede
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Affiliation Department of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
- Jostein Johansen
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Affiliation Department of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
- Roar Johnsen
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Affiliation Department of Public Health and General Practice, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
- Ola Storrø
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Affiliation Department of Public Health and General Practice, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
- Pål Sætrom
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Affiliations Department of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway, Department of Computer and Information Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
- Torbjørn Øien
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Affiliation Department of Public Health and General Practice, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
Competing Interests
TØ, OS and MRS participated in seminars sponsored by Tine BA. All other authors declare that they have no conflict of interest. No authors received funds, sponsorship or other financial, professional or personal gain from Siemens Medical Solutions diagnostics AS. The stated competing interests do not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: GB TØ MRS. Performed the experiments: GB MRS. Analyzed the data: JJ PS MRS. Wrote the paper: MRS. Designed and directed the implementation of the ProPACT trial during which these breast milk samples were collected: TØ OS RJ.