About the Authors

Stefanie Kulnigg-Dabsch

Affiliation Department of Medicine 3, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Rayko Evstatiev

Affiliations Department of Medicine 3, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, Christian Doppler Laboratory for Molecular Carcinoma Chemoprevention, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Clemens Dejaco

Affiliation Department of Medicine 3, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Christoph Gasche

christoph.gasche@meduniwien.ac.at

Affiliations Department of Medicine 3, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, Christian Doppler Laboratory for Molecular Carcinoma Chemoprevention, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Competing Interests

The authors have read the journal's policy and have the following conflicts. SKD received speaker honoraria from Vifor International and Pharmacosmos A/S. CG received honoraria from Vifor International, Pharmacosmos A/S, Fresenius Medical Care, Renapharma Sweden; grant and consultancy honoraria from Vifor International; Advisory board: Vifor International, Pharmacosmos A/S. RE and CD report no conflicts. 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: SKD CG. Performed the experiments: SKD CD. Analyzed the data: SKD RE CG. Wrote the paper: SKD CG.