About the Authors

Juliana Frohnert Hansen

Affiliation Department of Medical Endocrinology, PE 2132, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Marianne Møller Brorson

Affiliation Department of Medical Endocrinology, PE 2132, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Malene Boas

Affiliation Department of Growth and Reproduction, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Hanne Frederiksen

Affiliation Department of Growth and Reproduction, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Claus Henrik Nielsen

Affiliation Institute for Inflammation Research, section 7521, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Emma Sofie Lindström

Affiliation Department of Medical Endocrinology, PE 2132, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Jacob Hofman-Bang

Affiliation Department of Medical Endocrinology, PE 2132, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Marie-Louise Hartoft-Nielsen

Affiliation Department of Medical Endocrinology, PE 2132, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Thomas Frisch

Affiliation Department of ENT-Head and Neck surgery, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Katharina M. Main

Affiliation Department of Growth and Reproduction, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Klaus Bendtzen

Affiliation Institute for Inflammation Research, section 7521, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Åse Krogh Rasmussen

Affiliation Department of Medical Endocrinology, PE 2132, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Ulla Feldt-Rasmussen

ufeldt@rh.dk

Affiliation Department of Medical Endocrinology, PE 2132, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Competing Interests

The authors have the following interests: Marie-Louise Hartoft-Nielsen was affiliated with Novo Nordisk A/S Denmark during the time of the study. Marianne Møller Brorson was affiliated with DAKO A/S during the preparation of the manuscript but not during the conduction of the experiments, data collection and analysis, and decision to publish. UFR has received funds from the commercial funders Arvid Nilsson’s Fund and Novo Nordisk Foundation, to pay her research salary. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed on-line in the guide for authors.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JFH MMB HF EL MLHN ÅKR UFR. Performed the experiments: JFH MMB EL. Analyzed the data: JFH MMB HF EL MLHN. Wrote the paper: JFH MMB MB HF CHN EL JHB MLHN TF KMM KB ÅKR UFR.