About the Authors
- Gergana Galabova
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* E-mail: Gergana.Galabova@affiris.com (GG); Guenther.Staffler@affiris.com (GS)
Affiliation AFFiRiS AG, Karl-Farkas-Gasse 22, Vienna, 1030, Austria
- Sylvia Brunner
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Affiliation AFFiRiS AG, Karl-Farkas-Gasse 22, Vienna, 1030, Austria
- Gabriele Winsauer
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Affiliation AFFiRiS AG, Karl-Farkas-Gasse 22, Vienna, 1030, Austria
- Claudia Juno
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Affiliation AFFiRiS AG, Karl-Farkas-Gasse 22, Vienna, 1030, Austria
- Bettina Wanko
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Current address: Department of Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Affiliation AFFiRiS AG, Karl-Farkas-Gasse 22, Vienna, 1030, Austria
- Andreas Mairhofer
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Affiliation AFFiRiS AG, Karl-Farkas-Gasse 22, Vienna, 1030, Austria
- Petra Lührs
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Affiliation AFFiRiS AG, Karl-Farkas-Gasse 22, Vienna, 1030, Austria
- Achim Schneeberger
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Affiliation AFFiRiS AG, Karl-Farkas-Gasse 22, Vienna, 1030, Austria
- Arne von Bonin
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Affiliation AFFiRiS AG, Karl-Farkas-Gasse 22, Vienna, 1030, Austria
- Frank Mattner
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Affiliation AFFiRiS AG, Karl-Farkas-Gasse 22, Vienna, 1030, Austria
- Walter Schmidt
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Affiliation AFFiRiS AG, Karl-Farkas-Gasse 22, Vienna, 1030, Austria
- Guenther Staffler
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* E-mail: Gergana.Galabova@affiris.com (GG); Guenther.Staffler@affiris.com (GS)
Affiliation AFFiRiS AG, Karl-Farkas-Gasse 22, Vienna, 1030, Austria
Competing Interests
The authors G. Galabova, S. Brunner, G. Winsauer, C. Juno, A. Mairhofer, P. Lührs, A. Schneeberger, A. von Bonin and G. Staffler are employees of AFFiRiS AG. F. Mattner and W. Schmidt are co-founders of AFFiRiS AG. AFFiRiS AG is developing and intends to commercialise a therapy based on a PCSK9 vaccine. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials. The author B. Wanko is currently employed by the Department of Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, and declares no conflict of interest.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: GG SB GW GS. Performed the experiments: GG CJ BW AM. Analyzed the data: GG GS. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: GG GS. Critically reviewed the manuscript: PL AS AvonB FM WS GS.