About the Authors

Maja Thiele

maja.thiele@rsyd.dk

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark

Lise Lotte Gluud

Affiliation Gastrounit, Medical Division, Copenhagen University Hospital, Hvidovre, Denmark

Annette Dam Fialla

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark

Emilie Kirstine Dahl

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark

Aleksander Krag

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark

Competing Interests

The author Lise Lotte Gluud is a PLOS ONE Editorial Board member. This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE Editorial policies and criteria.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MT LLG AK. Performed the experiments: MT ADF EKD. Analyzed the data: MT LLG. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: MT LLG AK EKD ADF.