About the Authors
- Claudine A. Blum
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* E-mail: claudineblum@yahoo.com
Affiliations Endocrinology, Medical University Clinic, Kantonsspital Aarau, Aarau, Switzerland, Endocrinology, Diabetology and Metabolism, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- Uzma Mirza
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Affiliation Endocrinology, Medical University Clinic, Kantonsspital Aarau, Aarau, Switzerland
- Mirjam Christ-Crain
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Affiliation Endocrinology, Diabetology and Metabolism, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- Beat Mueller
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Affiliation Endocrinology, Medical University Clinic, Kantonsspital Aarau, Aarau, Switzerland
- Christian Schindler
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Affiliation Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland
- Jardena J. Puder
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Affiliation Service of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
Competing Interests
CB, UM, JP, CS and BM have no conflicts of interest with respect to this manuscript. MCC has received speaking honoraria from Brahms, the manufacturer of copeptin. Copeptin measurement was performed complimentary by Brahms, Henningsdorf, Germany. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as Brahms did not take any active part in the design, performance or interpretation of the study or its results.
Author Contributions
Performed the experiments: JP CAB UM. Analyzed the data: CAB UM JP CS. Wrote the paper: CAB JP UM. Designed the experiments: JP BM. Contributed analysis tools (statistical methods): CS. Contributed to the final version of the manuscript: CAB UM MC BM CS JP.