Dorst, Johannes http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0338-5439
Ludolph, Albert C.
Senel, Makbule
Tumani, Hayrettin
Article History
Received: 10 July 2018
Revised: 1 October 2018
Accepted: 1 October 2018
First Online: 6 October 2018
Compliance with ethical standards
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: JD reports personal fees from Fresenius Medical Care GmbH and Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH, outside the submitted work. JD and HT report research and sponsoring grants from Fresenius Medical Care GmbH and Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH, outside the submitted work. MS has received honoraria for speaking and/or travel grants from Bayer, Biogen, and TEVA, and research funding from the Hertha-Nathorff-Program and University of Ulm; none related to this study. All other authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
: The study has been approved by the local ethics committee and has been performed in accordance with the ethical standards laid down in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments. All patients were extensively informed about the procedure, its risks, and possible therapeutic alternatives, and gave their written informed consent.