About the Authors

Hasan Mahmud

Affiliation University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Cardiology, Groningen, The Netherlands

Wellington Mardoqueu Candido

Affiliation University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Cardiology, Groningen, The Netherlands

Linda van Genne

Affiliation University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Cardiology, Groningen, The Netherlands

Inge Vreeswijk-Baudoin

Affiliation University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Cardiology, Groningen, The Netherlands

Hongjuan Yu

Affiliation University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Cardiology, Groningen, The Netherlands

Bart van de Sluis

Affiliation University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Molecular Genetics, Groningen, The Netherlands

Jan van Deursen

Affiliations Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America

Wiek H. van Gilst

Affiliation University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Cardiology, Groningen, The Netherlands

Herman H. W. Silljé

Affiliation University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Cardiology, Groningen, The Netherlands

Rudolf A. de Boer

r.a.de.boer@umcg.nl

Affiliation University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Cardiology, Groningen, The Netherlands

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RAdB HM HHWS WHvG BvdS JvD. Performed the experiments: HM HY WMC LvG IVB. Analyzed the data: HM WMC IVB BvdS HY. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: HM RAdB. Wrote the paper: HM RAdB HHWS JvD.