Faizy, Tobias D. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1631-2020
Broocks, Gabriel
Frischmuth, Isabelle
Westermann, Carina
Flottmann, Fabian
Schönfeld, Michael H.
Nawabi, Jawed
Leischner, Hannes
Kutzner, Daniel
Stellmann, Jan-Patrick
Heesen, Christoph
Fiehler, Jens
Gellißen, Susanne
Hanning, Uta
Article History
Received: 7 January 2019
Revised: 16 April 2019
Accepted: 25 April 2019
First Online: 14 May 2019
Compliance with ethical standards
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: The scientific guarantor of this publication is Professor Dr. med. Jens Fiehler, Hamburg.
: The authors of this manuscript declare no relationships with any companies whose products or services may be related to the subject matter of the article.Dr. Stellmann reports grants from Alpina, during the conduct of the study; grants and personal fees from Biogen; personal fees from Genzyme; and grants from Novartis, outside the submitted work. These fundings did not compromise or influence the scientific work presented in this manuscript.
: Dr. Uta Hanning and Dr. Fabian Flottmann have significant statistical expertise. No complex statistical methods were necessary for this paper.
: The study was approved by the local research Ethical Committee Hamburg (Ethik-Komission der Ärztekammer Hamburg), following the guidelines of the Declaration of Helsinki and written informed consent was given from every participant.
: Institutional Review Board approval was obtained.
: • Retrospective• Diagnostic or prognostic study• Performed at one institution