About the Authors
- Martina Guthoff
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Affiliation Dept. of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Angiology, Nephrology and Clinical Chemistry, University of Tübingen, Otfried-Müller-Str. 10, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
- Dorothea Vosseler
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Affiliation Dept. of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Angiology, Nephrology and Clinical Chemistry, University of Tübingen, Otfried-Müller-Str. 10, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
- Julia Langanke
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Affiliation Dept. of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Angiology, Nephrology and Clinical Chemistry, University of Tübingen, Otfried-Müller-Str. 10, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
- Silvio Nadalin
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Affiliation Dept. of General-, Visceral- and Transplant Surgery, University of Tübingen, Hoppe-Seyler-Str. 3, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
- Alfred Königsrainer
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Affiliation Dept. of General-, Visceral- and Transplant Surgery, University of Tübingen, Hoppe-Seyler-Str. 3, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
- Hans-Ulrich Häring
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Affiliation Dept. of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Angiology, Nephrology and Clinical Chemistry, University of Tübingen, Otfried-Müller-Str. 10, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
- Andreas Fritsche
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Affiliation Dept. of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Angiology, Nephrology and Clinical Chemistry, University of Tübingen, Otfried-Müller-Str. 10, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
- Nils Heyne
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* E-mail: 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.