About the Authors
- Stefanie Lerche
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* E-mail: Stefanie.lerche@uni-tuebingen.de
Affiliations Center of Neurology, Department of Neurodegeneration and Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
- Markus Hobert
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Affiliations Center of Neurology, Department of Neurodegeneration and Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
- Kathrin Brockmann
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Affiliations Center of Neurology, Department of Neurodegeneration and Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
- Isabel Wurster
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Affiliations Center of Neurology, Department of Neurodegeneration and Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
- Alexandra Gaenslen
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Affiliations Center of Neurology, Department of Neurodegeneration and Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
- Sandra Hasmann
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Affiliations Center of Neurology, Department of Neurodegeneration and Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
- Gerhard W. Eschweiler
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Affiliation Geriatric Center and Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
- Walter Maetzler
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Affiliations Center of Neurology, Department of Neurodegeneration and Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
- Daniela Berg
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Affiliations Center of Neurology, Department of Neurodegeneration and Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
Competing Interests
Dr. Lerche, Mr. Hobert, Ms. Wurster, Dr. Gaenslen and Ms. Hasmann reports no disclosures. Dr. Brockmann has received honoraria for lectures from the Deutsche Gesellschaft für klinische Neurophysiologie (DGKN) as well as travel grants from GlaxoSmithKline, UCB and the Movement Disorders Society. Prof. Maetzler has received speaker honoraria from GlaxoSmithKline, and receives research support from the European Union and the Robert Bosch Foundation. Prof. Eschweiler has received grants for Phase II and phase III study in alzheimer disorders from AC Immune and Janssen Alzheimer Immunotherapy Research. Prof. Berg has received Advisory Boards from UCB SchwarzPharma, Novartis, Merz; Honoraria from UCB SchwarzPharma, GSK, TEVA, Lundbeck; Grants from Michael J Fox Foundation, BmBF, Janssen Pharmaceutica, TEVA Pharma GmbH, Böhringer, dPV (German Parkinson's disease association), Abbott and Center of Integrative Neurosciences. 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: SL DB GE. Performed the experiments: MH KB IW AG SH. Analyzed the data: SL WM DB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: WM GE DB. Wrote the paper: SL. Critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content: MH KB IW AG SH WM GE DB. Statistical analysis: SL. Obtained funding: DB. Study supervision: GE DB.