About the Authors

Martina Guthoff

Affiliation Dept. of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Angiology, Nephrology and Clinical Chemistry, University of Tübingen, Otfried-Müller-Str. 10, 72076, Tübingen, Germany

Dorothea Vosseler

Affiliation Dept. of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Angiology, Nephrology and Clinical Chemistry, University of Tübingen, Otfried-Müller-Str. 10, 72076, Tübingen, Germany

Julia Langanke

Affiliation Dept. of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Angiology, Nephrology and Clinical Chemistry, University of Tübingen, Otfried-Müller-Str. 10, 72076, Tübingen, Germany

Silvio Nadalin

Affiliation Dept. of General-, Visceral- and Transplant Surgery, University of Tübingen, Hoppe-Seyler-Str. 3, 72076, Tübingen, Germany

Alfred Königsrainer

Affiliation Dept. of General-, Visceral- and Transplant Surgery, University of Tübingen, Hoppe-Seyler-Str. 3, 72076, Tübingen, Germany

Hans-Ulrich Häring

Affiliation Dept. of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Angiology, Nephrology and Clinical Chemistry, University of Tübingen, Otfried-Müller-Str. 10, 72076, Tübingen, Germany

Andreas Fritsche

Affiliation Dept. of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Angiology, Nephrology and Clinical Chemistry, University of Tübingen, Otfried-Müller-Str. 10, 72076, Tübingen, Germany

Nils Heyne

nils.heyne@med.uni-tuebingen.de

Affiliation Dept. of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Angiology, Nephrology and Clinical Chemistry, University of Tübingen, Otfried-Müller-Str. 10, 72076, Tübingen, Germany

Competing Interests

M.G. has received travel grants from Astellas, Novartis, Pfizer and Alexion. D.V.; J.L.; A.K. HU.H; A.F. did not receive grants. S.N.: has received honoraria as a advisory board member from Novartis. N.H.: has received research funding or honoraria as a speaker / advisory board member from Novartis, Alexion, Pfizer and Astellas. This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MG AF NH. Performed the experiments: MG DV JL NH. Analyzed the data: MG DV NH. Wrote the paper: MG DV SN AK HUH AF NH. Supervision or mentorship: SN AK HUH AF NH.