About the Authors
- Øystein Fluge
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* E-mail: oystein.fluge@gmail.com
Affiliation Department of Oncology and Medical Physics, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
- Ove Bruland
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Affiliations Department of Oncology and Medical Physics, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway, Department of Medical Genetics and Molecular Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
- Kristin Risa
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Affiliation Department of Oncology and Medical Physics, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
- Anette Storstein
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Affiliation Department of Neurology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
- Einar K. Kristoffersen
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Affiliation Department of Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, and The Gade Institute, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
- Dipak Sapkota
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Affiliation Department of Oncology and Medical Physics, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
- Halvor Næss
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Affiliation Department of Neurology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
- Olav Dahl
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Affiliations Department of Oncology and Medical Physics, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway, Institute of Internal Medicine, Section of Oncology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
- Harald Nyland
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Affiliation Department of Neurology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
- Olav Mella
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Affiliations Department of Oncology and Medical Physics, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway, Institute of Internal Medicine, Section of Oncology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
Competing Interests
Haukeland University Hospital has patents and pending patent applications on the issue of B-cell depletion therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome. Family members of WO2009083602 A1 are pending, as well as granted US 12/348024. The two authors ØF and OM are named as inventors in these applications. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: ØF OM. Performed the experiments: ØF OM OB KR DS AS EK HN. Analyzed the data: ØF OB KR DS EK OM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: ØF OM OB HN EK OD. Wrote the paper: ØF OM. Revised the manuscript: ØF OB KR DS AS EK H.Næss OD H.Nyland OM.