About the Authors

Jordi L. Reverter

reverter.germanstrias@gencat.cat

Affiliation Service of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, Germans Trias i Pujol Health Science Research Institute and Hospital, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Badalona, Spain

Carmen Fajardo

Affiliation Service of Endocrinology, Hospital Universitario de la Ribera, Alzira, Spain

Eugenia Resmini

Affiliation IIB- Sant Pau and Service of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Enfermedades Raras (CIBER-ER Unidad 747), Hospital Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

Isabel Salinas

Affiliation Service of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, Germans Trias i Pujol Health Science Research Institute and Hospital, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Badalona, Spain

Mireia Mora

Affiliation Service of Endocrinology, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain

Mariona Llatjós

Affiliation Service of Pathology, Department of Medicine, Germans Trias i Pujol Health Science Research Institute and Hospital, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Badalona, Spain

Gemma Sesmilo

Affiliation Service of Endocrinology, Hospital Universitari Quiron-Dexeus, Barcelona, Spain

Ferran Rius

Affiliation Service of Endocrinology, Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida, Spain

Irene Halperin

Affiliation Service of Endocrinology, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain

Susan M. Webb

Affiliation IIB- Sant Pau and Service of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Enfermedades Raras (CIBER-ER Unidad 747), Hospital Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

Veronica Ricart

Affiliation Service of Radiology, Hospital Universitario de la Ribera, Alzira, Spain

Pedro Riesgo

Affiliation Service of Neurosurgery, Hospital Universitario de la Ribera, Alzira, Spain

Dídac Mauricio

Affiliation Service of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, Germans Trias i Pujol Health Science Research Institute and Hospital, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Badalona, Spain

Manel Puig-Domingo

Affiliation Service of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, Germans Trias i Pujol Health Science Research Institute and Hospital, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Badalona, Spain

Competing Interests

This study received an unrestricted grant from Pfizer, Spain, for editorial managing. This not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JLR MPD. Performed the experiments: JLR ER MM GS FR VR PR. Analyzed the data: JLR CF MLL IS IH SW DM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JLR MLL. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: JLR IS IH SW DM MPD.