About the Authors
- Frank Beutner
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Affiliations Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Clinical Chemistry and Molecular Diagnostics, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany, Department of Cardiology, Heart Center, University Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany, Leipzig Research Center for Civilization Diseases (LIFE), University Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
- Daniel Teupser
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* E-mail: teupser@medizin.uni-leipzig.de
Affiliations Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Clinical Chemistry and Molecular Diagnostics, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany, Leipzig Research Center for Civilization Diseases (LIFE), University Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
- Stephan Gielen
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Affiliations Department of Cardiology, Heart Center, University Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany, Leipzig Research Center for Civilization Diseases (LIFE), University Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
- Lesca Miriam Holdt
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Affiliations Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Clinical Chemistry and Molecular Diagnostics, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany, Leipzig Research Center for Civilization Diseases (LIFE), University Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
- Markus Scholz
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Affiliations Institute of Medical Informatics, Statistic and Epidemiology, University Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany, Leipzig Research Center for Civilization Diseases (LIFE), University Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
- Enno Boudriot
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Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Heart Center, University Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
- Gerhard Schuler
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Affiliations Department of Cardiology, Heart Center, University Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany, Leipzig Research Center for Civilization Diseases (LIFE), University Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
- Joachim Thiery
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Affiliations Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Clinical Chemistry and Molecular Diagnostics, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany, Leipzig Research Center for Civilization Diseases (LIFE), University Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
Competing Interests
The authors have read the journal's policy and have the following conflicts: Roche Diagnostics was one of the funders of this study. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: FB DT SG LMH MS EB GS JT. Performed the experiments: FB DT SG LMH. Analyzed the data: FB DT LMH MS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: FB DT SG LMH MS EB GS JT. Wrote the paper: FB DT.