About the Authors

Anna Kreutzman

Contributed equally to this work with: Anna Kreutzman, Peter Rohon

Affiliation Hematology Research Unit, Biomedicum Helsinki, Helsinki University Central Hospital (HUCH), Helsinki, Finland

Peter Rohon

Contributed equally to this work with: Anna Kreutzman, Peter Rohon

Affiliations Hematology Research Unit, Biomedicum Helsinki, Helsinki University Central Hospital (HUCH), Helsinki, Finland, Department of Hemato-Oncology, University Hospital Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic

Edgar Faber

Affiliation Department of Hemato-Oncology, University Hospital Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic

Karel Indrak

Affiliation Department of Hemato-Oncology, University Hospital Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic

Vesa Juvonen

Affiliation Department of Clinical Chemistry and TYKSLAB, Turku University Central Hospital, Turku, Finland

Veli Kairisto

Affiliation Department of Clinical Chemistry and TYKSLAB, Turku University Central Hospital, Turku, Finland

Jaroslava Voglová

Affiliation 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Clinical Hematology, University Hospital Hradec Králové, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic

Marjatta Sinisalo

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland

Emília Flochová

Affiliation Department of Hematology and Transfusiology, University Hospital Martin, Martin, Slovak Republic

Jukka Vakkila

Affiliation Hematology Research Unit, Biomedicum Helsinki, Helsinki University Central Hospital (HUCH), Helsinki, Finland

Petteri Arstila

Affiliation Department of Bacteriology and Immunology, Haartman Institute, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

Kimmo Porkka

Affiliations Hematology Research Unit, Biomedicum Helsinki, Helsinki University Central Hospital (HUCH), Helsinki, Finland, Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Helsinki University Central Hospital (HUCH), Helsinki, Finland

Satu Mustjoki

satu.mustjoki@helsinki.fi

Affiliations Hematology Research Unit, Biomedicum Helsinki, Helsinki University Central Hospital (HUCH), Helsinki, Finland, Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Helsinki University Central Hospital (HUCH), Helsinki, Finland, Laboratory of Hematology, Department of Clinical Chemistry, Helsinki University Central Hospital (HUCH), Helsinki, Finland

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AK PR KP SM . Performed the experiments: AK PR. Analyzed the data: AK PR J. Vakkila PA KP SM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: E. Faber KI VJ VK J. Voglová MS E. Flochová. Wrote the paper: AK PR KP SM.