About the Authors

Corinna Grasemann

corinna.grasemann@uk-essen.de

Affiliations Kinderklinik II, Division of Paediatric Endocrinology, UK- Essen and The University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany, Division of Endocrinology and Department of Paediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children, The University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

Maureen J. Devlin

Affiliation Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Paulina A. Rzeczkowska

Affiliation Division of Endocrinology and Department of Paediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children, The University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

Ralf Herrmann

Affiliations Kinderklinik II, Division of Paediatric Endocrinology, UK- Essen and The University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany, Kinderklinik I, Division of Neonatology, UK- Essen and The University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany

Bernhard Horsthemke

Affiliation Department of Human Genetics, UK- Essen and The University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany

Berthold P. Hauffa

Affiliation Kinderklinik II, Division of Paediatric Endocrinology, UK- Essen and The University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany

Marc Grynpas

Affiliation Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute and The University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

Christina Alm

Affiliation Division of Endocrinology and Department of Paediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children, The University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

Mary L. Bouxsein

Affiliation Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Mark R. Palmert

Affiliations Division of Endocrinology and Department of Paediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children, The University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, Division of Endocrinology and Department of Physiology, Hospital for Sick Children, The University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MP CG BH. Performed the experiments: CG CA PR MD RH. Analyzed the data: CG BPH PR MD MB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MG MP MB BPH. Wrote the paper: CG MD MP MB BH.