About the Authors

Julia Stadler

Affiliations Biotechnology in Animal Production, Department for Agrobiotechnology, IFA Tulln, Tulln, Lower Austria, Austria, Institute of Animal Breeding and Genetics, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Johanna Eder

Affiliations Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences, St. Poelten, Lower Austria, Austria, Karl Landsteiner Institute of Dermatological Research, St. Poelten, Lower Austria, Austria

Barbara Pratscher

Affiliation Research Group Oncology of the Equine Clinic, Department for Companion Animal and Horses, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Sabine Brandt

Affiliation Research Group Oncology of the Equine Clinic, Department for Companion Animal and Horses, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Doris Schneller

Current address: Division Signal Transduction and Growth Control (A100), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany

Affiliations Biotechnology in Animal Production, Department for Agrobiotechnology, IFA Tulln, Tulln, Lower Austria, Austria, Institute of Animal Breeding and Genetics, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Robert Müllegger

Affiliation Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Landesklinikum Wiener Neustadt, Wiener Neustadt, Lower Austria, Austria

Claus Vogl

Affiliation Institute of Animal Breeding and Genetics, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Franz Trautinger

Affiliations Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences, St. Poelten, Lower Austria, Austria, Karl Landsteiner Institute of Dermatological Research, St. Poelten, Lower Austria, Austria

Gottfried Brem

Affiliations Biotechnology in Animal Production, Department for Agrobiotechnology, IFA Tulln, Tulln, Lower Austria, Austria, Institute of Animal Breeding and Genetics, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Joerg P. Burgstaller

joerg.burgstaller@vetmeduni.ac.at

Affiliations Biotechnology in Animal Production, Department for Agrobiotechnology, IFA Tulln, Tulln, Lower Austria, Austria, Institute of Animal Breeding and Genetics, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JS JE BP SB GB FT JPB. Performed the experiments: JS JE DS JPB. Analyzed the data: JS JE BP SB DS RM CV FT GB JPB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JE SB FT GB JPB. Wrote the paper: JS JE CV JPB.