About the Authors
- Cornelia Thedieck
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Affiliation Section for Transplantation Immunology and Immunohematology, Center for Medical Research, University Medical Clinic, Tübingen, Germany
- Hubert Kalbacher
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Affiliation Medical and Natural Sciences Research Centre, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
- Markus Kuczyk
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Affiliation Department of Urology, University Medical Clinic, Tübingen, Germany
- Gerhard A. Müller
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Affiliation Department of Nephrology and Rheumatology, Georg-August-University Medical Center, Göttingen, Germany
- Claudia A. Müller
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Affiliation Section for Transplantation Immunology and Immunohematology, Center for Medical Research, University Medical Clinic, Tübingen, Germany
- Gerd Klein
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*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: gerd.klein@uni-tuebingen.de
Affiliation Section for Transplantation Immunology and Immunohematology, Center for Medical Research, University Medical Clinic, Tübingen, Germany
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: GK CT MK CM. Performed the experiments: CT. Analyzed the data: GK CT. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: HK MK GM. Wrote the paper: GK CT. Other: Critically involved in the generation of the antisera: HK. Participated in the study design: MK. Participated in the patients' sample collection: MK. Contributed to the renal fibroblast cell lines and renal tissue samples: GM. Conceived some experiments: CM. Critically revised the manuscript: CM. Wrote the first draft of the paper: GK. Designed the study: GK.