About the Authors
- Ward De Spiegelaere
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* E-mail: Ward.DeSpiegelaere@ugent.be
Affiliation Ghent University, Department of Internal Medicine, Ghent, Belgium
- Jan Philippé
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Affiliation Ghent University, Department of Clinical Chemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Ghent, Belgium
- Karen Vervisch
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Affiliation Ghent University, Department of Internal Medicine, Ghent, Belgium
- Chris Verhofstede
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Affiliation Ghent University, Department of Clinical Chemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Ghent, Belgium
- Eva Malatinkova
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Affiliation Ghent University, Department of Internal Medicine, Ghent, Belgium
- Maja Kiselinova
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Affiliation Ghent University, Department of Internal Medicine, Ghent, Belgium
- Wim Trypsteen
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Affiliation Ghent University, Department of Internal Medicine, Ghent, Belgium
- Pawel Bonczkowski
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Affiliation Ghent University, Department of Internal Medicine, Ghent, Belgium
- Dirk Vogelaers
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Affiliation Ghent University, Department of Internal Medicine, Ghent, Belgium
- Steven Callens
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Affiliation Ghent University, Department of Internal Medicine, Ghent, Belgium
- Jean Ruelle
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Affiliation Université Catholique de Louvain, IREC, AIDS Reference Laboratory, Brussels, Belgium
- Kabamba Kabeya
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Affiliation Saint-Pierre University Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases, Bruxelles, Belgium
- Stephane De Wit
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Affiliation Saint-Pierre University Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases, Bruxelles, Belgium
- Petra Van Acker
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Affiliation Ghent University, Center for Medical Genetics, Ghent, Belgium
- Vicky Van Sandt
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Affiliation HILA, Laboratory for Histocompatibility & Immunogenetics Red Cross Flanders, Mechelen, Belgium
- Marie-Paule Emonds
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Affiliation HILA, Laboratory for Histocompatibility & Immunogenetics Red Cross Flanders, Mechelen, Belgium
- Paul Coucke
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Affiliation Ghent University, Center for Medical Genetics, Ghent, Belgium
- Erica Sermijn
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Affiliation Ghent University, Department of Internal Medicine, Ghent, Belgium
- Linos Vandekerckhove
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Affiliation Ghent University, Department of Internal Medicine, Ghent, Belgium
Competing Interests
Viiv Healthcare and Beckton Dickinson provided financial support for this study. However, the sponsors of the study had no role in study design, data analysis, data interpretation or in the writing of this manuscript. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to PLOS One policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: WDS JP MPE PC LV. Performed the experiments: KV EM MK WT PB PVA VVS. Analyzed the data: WDS JP MPE PC LV. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CV DV SC JR KK SDW ES LV. Wrote the paper: WDS JP MPE PC LV.