About the Authors
- Gudrun Walenda
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Affiliation Helmholtz-Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Stem Cell Biology and Cellular Engineering, RWTH Aachen University Medical School, Aachen, Germany
- Khalid Abnaof
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Affiliations Algorithmic Bioinformatics, Bonn-Aachen International Center for Information Technology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany, Bioanalytical Resource Centre Aachen, Institute for Molecular Biotechnology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
- Sylvia Joussen
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Affiliation Helmholtz-Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Stem Cell Biology and Cellular Engineering, RWTH Aachen University Medical School, Aachen, Germany
- Steffen Meurer
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Affiliation Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry, RWTH Aachen University Medical School, Aachen, Germany
- Hubert Smeets
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Affiliation Genetics and Molecular Cell Biology, CARIM School for Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands
- Björn Rath
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Affiliation Department for Orthopedics, RWTH Aachen University Medical School, Aachen, Germany
- Kurt Hoffmann
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Affiliation Bioanalytical Resource Centre Aachen, Institute for Molecular Biotechnology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
- Holger Fröhlich
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Affiliation Algorithmic Bioinformatics, Bonn-Aachen International Center for Information Technology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
- Martin Zenke
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Affiliation Institute for Biomedical Technology, Department of Cell Biology, RWTH Aachen University Medical School, Aachen, Germany
- Ralf Weiskirchen
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Affiliation Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry, RWTH Aachen University Medical School, Aachen, Germany
- Wolfgang Wagner
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* E-mail: wwagner@ukaachen.de
Affiliation Helmholtz-Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Stem Cell Biology and Cellular Engineering, RWTH Aachen University Medical School, Aachen, Germany
Competing Interests
Co-author Wolfgang Wagner is a PLOS ONE Editorial Board member. 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: GW KH HF MZ RW WW. Performed the experiments: GW SJ HS. Analyzed the data: GW KA HF WW. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SM HS BR. Wrote the manuscript: GW WW.