About the Authors

Imane Azzouzi

Affiliations Division of Haematology, University Children's Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland, Research Center for Children, University Children's Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland, Zurich Center for Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Hansjoerg Moest

Affiliation Institute of Molecular Systems Biology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Jeannine Winkler

Affiliations Division of Haematology, University Children's Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland, Research Center for Children, University Children's Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland, Zurich Center for Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Jean-Claude Fauchère

Affiliation Division of Neonatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

André P. Gerber

Affiliation Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Bernd Wollscheid

Affiliation Institute of Molecular Systems Biology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Markus Stoffel

Affiliations Zurich Center for Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, Division of Neonatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Markus Schmugge

Affiliations Division of Haematology, University Children's Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland, Research Center for Children, University Children's Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland

Oliver Speer

oliver.speer@kispi.uzh.ch

Affiliations Division of Haematology, University Children's Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland, Research Center for Children, University Children's Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland, Zurich Center for Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: IA HM APG M. Schmugge OS. Performed the experiments: IA HM JW OS. Analyzed the data: IA HM OS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: J-CF M. Stoffel BW APG M. Schmugge. Wrote the paper: IA M. Schmugge OS. Attended and enrolled patients: M. Schmugge. Provided umbilical cord blood samples: J-CF.