About the Authors

Mataleena Parikka

Contributed equally to this work with: Mataleena Parikka, Milka M. Hammarén

mataleena.parikka@uta.fi

Affiliation BioMediTech, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland

Milka M. Hammarén

Contributed equally to this work with: Mataleena Parikka, Milka M. Hammarén

Affiliation BioMediTech, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland

Sanna-Kaisa E. Harjula

Affiliation BioMediTech, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland

Nicholas J. A. Halfpenny

Affiliation BioMediTech, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland

Kaisa E. Oksanen

Affiliation BioMediTech, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland

Marika J. Lahtinen

Affiliation BioMediTech, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland

Elina T. Pajula

Affiliation BioMediTech, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland

Antti Iivanainen

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

Marko Pesu

Affiliations BioMediTech, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland, Fimlab Laboratories, Pirkanmaa Hospital District, Tampere, Finland

Mika Rämet

Affiliations BioMediTech, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland, Department of Pediatrics, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland

Competing Interests

The authors declare that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: M. Parikka, M.M. Hammarén, M. Rämet, A. Iivanainen. Performed the experiments: M.M. Hammarén, M. Parikka, S.-K.E. Harjula, N.J.A. Halfpenny, K.E. Oksanen, M.J. Lahtinen, E.T. Pajula. Analyzed the data: M.M. Hammarén, M. Parikka, M. Pesu. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: M. Rämet, M. Parikka, M. Pesu. Wrote the paper: M.M. Hammarén, M. Parikka.