About the Authors

Konstanze B. Bedal

Affiliations Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany, Center for Medical Biotechnology, BioPark I, Regensburg, Germany

Susanne Grässel

Affiliations Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Experimental Orthopaedics, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany, Center for Medical Biotechnology, BioPark I, Regensburg, Germany

Peter J. Oefner

Affiliation Institute of Functional Genomics, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany

Joerg Reinders

Affiliation Institute of Functional Genomics, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany

Torsten E. Reichert

Affiliation Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany

Richard Bauer

richard.bauer@klinik.uni-regensburg.de

Affiliations Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany, Center for Medical Biotechnology, BioPark I, Regensburg, Germany

Competing Interests

Please note that the Center of Medical Biotechnology in Regensburg is not a commercial company. The center affiliates several departments, which belong to the University Hospital Regensburg : Dept. of Trauma surgery, Dept. of Orthopedic Surgery, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. These departments have no commercial intention and there are no competing interests.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: KBB RJB SG. Performed the experiments: KBB JR PJO. Analyzed the data: KBB RJB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: TER SG. Wrote the paper: RJB KBB SG JR.