About the Authors

Kristin Schmiedeberg

Affiliation Department of Experimental Pediatrics, University Hospital, Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany

Hardy Krause

Affiliation Clinic of Pediatric Surgery University Hospital, Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany

Friedrich-Wilhelm Röhl

Affiliation Institute of Biometry and Medical Informatics University Hospital, Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany

Roland Hartig

Affiliation Institute for Molecular and Clinical Immunology, University Hospital, Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany

Gerhard Jorch

Affiliation Department of Experimental Pediatrics, University Hospital, Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany

Monika C. Brunner-Weinzierl

monika.brunner-weinzierl@med.ovgu.de

Affiliation Department of Experimental Pediatrics, University Hospital, Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceptualization: MB KS. Data curation: KS. Formal analysis: KS FR. Funding acquisition: MB. Investigation: KS MB. Methodology: KS MB RH FR. Project administration: KS. Resources: HK GJ. Software: KS MB FR RH. Supervision: MB. Validation: KS MB. Visualization: KS MB. Writing – original draft: KS MB FR. Writing – review & editing: MB FR RH HK GJ.