About the Authors

Anna-Liisa Elorinne

Anna-Liisa.Elorinne@uef.fi

Affiliation School of Applied Educational Science and Teacher Education, University of Eastern Finland, Savonlinna, Finland

Georg Alfthan

Affiliation The Genomics and Biomarkers Unit, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland

Iris Erlund

Affiliation The Genomics and Biomarkers Unit, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland

Hanna Kivimäki

Affiliation Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland

Annukka Paju

Affiliation Department of Clinical Chemistry and Hematology, Helsinki University Central Hospital Laboratory, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland

Irma Salminen

Affiliation The Genomics and Biomarkers Unit, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland

Ursula Turpeinen

Affiliation HUSLAB, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland

Sari Voutilainen

Affiliation Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland

Juha Laakso

Affiliation Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency, Helsinki, Finland

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: A-LE JL. Performed the experiments: A-LE GA IE HK AP IS UT SV JL. Analyzed the data: A-LE GA IE HK AP IS UT SV JL. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: A-LE GA IE HK AP IS UT SV JL. Wrote the paper: A-LE GA IE HK AP IS UT SV JL. Designed the study: A-LE JL. Collected the data: A-LE JL HK. Had the primary responsibility for the final content of the paper: A-LE. Read and approved the final manuscript: A-LE GA IE HK AP IS UT SV JL.