About the Authors
- Joerg Bojunga
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Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine 1, J.W. Goethe-University Hospital, Frankfurt, Germany
- Nina Dauth
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Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine 1, J.W. Goethe-University Hospital, Frankfurt, Germany
- Christian Berner
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Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine 1, J.W. Goethe-University Hospital, Frankfurt, Germany
- Gesine Meyer
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Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine 1, J.W. Goethe-University Hospital, Frankfurt, Germany
- Katharina Holzer
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Affiliation Department of General and Visceral Surgery, J.W. Goethe-University Hospital, Frankfurt, Germany
- Lisa Voelkl
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Affiliation Institute of Pathology, J.W. Goethe-University Hospital, Frankfurt, Germany
- Eva Herrmann
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Affiliation Institute of Biostatistics and Mathematical Modelling, Faculty of Medicine, J.W. Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany
- Hartmut Schroeter
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Affiliation Praxis-Klinik für Diagnostik (PKD) am Staedel, Frankfurt, Germany
- Stefan Zeuzem
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Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine 1, J.W. Goethe-University Hospital, Frankfurt, Germany
- Mireen Friedrich-Rust
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* E-mail: Mireen.Friedrich-Rust@kgu.de
Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine 1, J.W. Goethe-University Hospital, Frankfurt, Germany
Competing Interests
MFR received lecture fees from Siemens. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials. All other authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: JB MFR. Performed the experiments: JB ND CB GM KH LV HS SZ MFR. Analyzed the data: JB EH MFR. Wrote the paper: JB MFR.