About the Authors
- Dieter Kockott
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Affiliation UV-Technik, Hanau, Germany
- Bernd Herzog
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Affiliation BASF Grenzach GmbH, Grenzach-Wyhlen, Germany
- Jörg Reichrath
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Affiliation Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Homburg/Saar, Germany
- Kevin Keane
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Affiliation Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Michael F. Holick
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* E-mail: mfholick@bu.edu
Affiliation Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Competing Interests
This project was sponsored by Nexidus, Pty Ltd of Sydney, Australia. Dieter Kockott is employed by UV-Technik Hanau. Bernd Herzog is employed by BASF Grenzach 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, as detailed online in the guide for authors.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: BH DK MH JR KK. Performed the experiments: BH DK MH KK. Analyzed the data: BH DK MH JR KK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: BH DK MH. Wrote the paper: BH DK MH JR KK.