About the Authors

Volkert A. L. Huurman

Contributed equally to this work with: Volkert A. L. Huurman, Robert Hilbrands

Affiliations Department of Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands, Department of Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands, JDRF Center for Beta Cell Therapy in Diabetes, Brussels, Belgium

Robert Hilbrands

Contributed equally to this work with: Volkert A. L. Huurman, Robert Hilbrands

Affiliations Diabetes Research Center, Brussels Free University-VUB, Brussels, Belgium, JDRF Center for Beta Cell Therapy in Diabetes, Brussels, Belgium

Gabriëlle G. M. Pinkse

Affiliations Department of Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands, JDRF Center for Beta Cell Therapy in Diabetes, Brussels, Belgium

Pieter Gillard

Affiliations Diabetes Research Center, Brussels Free University-VUB, Brussels, Belgium, Laboratory for Experimental Medicine & Endocrinology (LEGENDO), University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Catholic University of Leuven-KUL, Leuven, Belgium, JDRF Center for Beta Cell Therapy in Diabetes, Brussels, Belgium

Gaby Duinkerken

Affiliations Department of Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands, JDRF Center for Beta Cell Therapy in Diabetes, Brussels, Belgium

Pieter van de Linde

Affiliations Department of Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands, Department of Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands, JDRF Center for Beta Cell Therapy in Diabetes, Brussels, Belgium

Petronella M. W. van der Meer-Prins

Affiliations Department of Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands, JDRF Center for Beta Cell Therapy in Diabetes, Brussels, Belgium

Minke F. J. Versteeg-van der Voort Maarschalk

Affiliations Department of Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands, JDRF Center for Beta Cell Therapy in Diabetes, Brussels, Belgium

Koen Verbeeck

Affiliations Diabetes Research Center, Brussels Free University-VUB, Brussels, Belgium, JDRF Center for Beta Cell Therapy in Diabetes, Brussels, Belgium

Behrooz Z. Alizadeh

Affiliations Department of Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands, JDRF Center for Beta Cell Therapy in Diabetes, Brussels, Belgium

Chantal Mathieu

Affiliations Laboratory for Experimental Medicine & Endocrinology (LEGENDO), University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Catholic University of Leuven-KUL, Leuven, Belgium, JDRF Center for Beta Cell Therapy in Diabetes, Brussels, Belgium

Frans K. Gorus

Affiliations Diabetes Research Center, Brussels Free University-VUB, Brussels, Belgium, JDRF Center for Beta Cell Therapy in Diabetes, Brussels, Belgium

Dave L. Roelen

Affiliations Department of Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands, JDRF Center for Beta Cell Therapy in Diabetes, Brussels, Belgium

Frans H. J. Claas

Affiliations Department of Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands, JDRF Center for Beta Cell Therapy in Diabetes, Brussels, Belgium

Bart Keymeulen

Affiliations Diabetes Research Center, Brussels Free University-VUB, Brussels, Belgium, JDRF Center for Beta Cell Therapy in Diabetes, Brussels, Belgium

Daniel G. Pipeleers

Affiliations Diabetes Research Center, Brussels Free University-VUB, Brussels, Belgium, JDRF Center for Beta Cell Therapy in Diabetes, Brussels, Belgium

Bart O. Roep

boroep@lumc.nl

Affiliations Department of Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands, JDRF Center for Beta Cell Therapy in Diabetes, Brussels, Belgium

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: FC BR BK DP DR CM. Performed the experiments: VH RH FG BK GP GD Pv Ev MV CM PG. Analyzed the data: BR VH RH FG DP GP GD Pv BA DR PG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: BR KV FG BK DP. Wrote the paper: FC BR VH RH BK DP GP Pv DR CM PG.