About the Authors

Saskia M. Rombach

Affiliation Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Division of Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Johannes M. F. G. Aerts

Affiliation Department of Medical Biochemistry, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Ben J. H. M. Poorthuis

Affiliation Department of Medical Biochemistry, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Johanna E. M. Groener

Affiliation Department of Medical Biochemistry, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Wilma Donker-Koopman

Affiliation Department of Medical Biochemistry, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Erik Hendriks

Affiliation Department of Medical Biochemistry, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Mina Mirzaian

Affiliation Department of Medical Biochemistry, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Sijmen Kuiper

Affiliation Department of Medical Biochemistry, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Frits A. Wijburg

Affiliation Department of Medical Biochemistry, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Carla E. M. Hollak

Affiliation Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Division of Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Gabor E. Linthorst

g.e.linthorst@amc.nl

Affiliation Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Division of Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Competing Interests

GEL, FAW, JMA and CEMH have received reimbursement of expenses and honoraria for lectures on the management of from Genzyme, Actelion and Shire HGT. GEL, JMA and CEMH donated the honoraria to the Gaucher Stichting, a foundation that supports research in the field of lysosomal storage disorders. All other authors declare no conflicts of interest. 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: JMA JEG GEL BJP . Performed the experiments: WDK EH MM SK. Analyzed the data: SMR JMA BJP JEG CEMH FAW GEL. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JMA BJP JEG GEL. Wrote the paper: SMR JMA BJP JEG CEMH FAW GEL WDK EH MM SK.