About the Authors
- Alexander Sigruener
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* E-mail: alexander.sigruener@ukr.de
Affiliation Institute for Laboratory Medicine and Transfusion Medicine, Regensburg University Medical Center, Regensburg, Germany
- Marcus E. Kleber
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Affiliation Medical Clinic V, Mannheim Medical Faculty, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
- Susanne Heimerl
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Affiliation Institute for Laboratory Medicine and Transfusion Medicine, Regensburg University Medical Center, Regensburg, Germany
- Gerhard Liebisch
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Affiliation Institute for Laboratory Medicine and Transfusion Medicine, Regensburg University Medical Center, Regensburg, Germany
- Gerd Schmitz
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Affiliation Institute for Laboratory Medicine and Transfusion Medicine, Regensburg University Medical Center, Regensburg, Germany
- Winfried Maerz
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Affiliations Medical Clinic V, Mannheim Medical Faculty, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany, Clinical Institute of Medical and Chemical Laboratory Diagnostics, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria, Synlab Academy, Synlab Services GmbH, Mannheim, Germany
Competing Interests
Co-author Winfried Maerz is employed by Synlab Services GmbH. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. 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: GS WM. Performed the experiments: GL. Analyzed the data: AS MEK SH GL GS WM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: GL GS WM. Wrote the paper: AS GS.