About the Authors

Masato Okada

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Writing – original draft

bestlupusdoctorever@gmail.com

Affiliation Division of Allergy and Rheumatology, Immuno-Rheumatology Center, St. Luke’s International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

Sarina Kurimoto

Roles Data curation, Investigation, Writing – original draft

Current address: Orthopedic Surgery, Medical Department, Kenko-kai Shimada Hospital, Fukui, Japan

Affiliation Immunology, Medical, AbbVie GK, Tokyo, Japan

Fabiana Ganz

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Research & Development, Global Development Project, AbbVie AG, Baar, Switzerland

Wolf-Henning Boehncke

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Division of Dermatology and Venereology, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland

Competing Interests

MO is a consultant for AbbVie, Eli Lilly, and is on the speaker’s bureau of AbbVie Japan, Eli Lilly and Company, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma, and Ono Pharmaceutical. SK is a former employee of AbbVie GK. FG is an employee of AbbVie AG. W-HB received grant/research support from Pfizer and Pantec Biosolutions, is a consultant for AbbVie, Biogen Idec, Celgene, Covagen, Galderma, Janssen, Leo, Lilly, Novartis, and UCB, and is on the speakers bureau of AbbVie, Janssen, Leo, Novartis, and UCB. This does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.