About the Authors
- Marcus Mutschelknauss
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Affiliation University Department of Medicine, Kantonsspital Bruderholz, Bruderholz, Switzerland
- Marco Kummer
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Affiliation University Department of Medicine, Kantonsspital Bruderholz, Bruderholz, Switzerland
- Juergen Muser
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Affiliation University Department of Medicine, Kantonsspital Bruderholz, Bruderholz, Switzerland
- Steve B. Feinstein
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Affiliation Department of Preventive Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
- Peter M. Meyer
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Affiliation Department of Preventive Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
- Barbara C. Biedermann
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*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: barbara.biedermann@ksbh.ch
Affiliation Department of Research, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Competing Interests
As a novel descriptive method to characterize individuals with common disorders, the method of empiric clinical profiling is protected by an international patent (“Individual assessment and classification of complex diseases by a data-based clinical disease profile”). The patent is owned by the Kantonsspital Bruderholz, Switzerland (International patent; WO/2007/116295; 18.10.2007)
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: BB. Performed the experiments: MM JM. Analyzed the data: BB MM MK SF PM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JM PM. Wrote the paper: BB SF.