Journal of Laboratory Medicine

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Editor-in-Chief
Prof. Dr. med. Peter Schuff-Werner, University Rostock Medical Centre
E-Mail: pschuffw@med.uni-rostock.de
MDI Laboratories Ltd., Medical Care Centre, Berlin, Germany
E-Mail: labmed@dgkl.de

Associate Editors
Prof. Dr. med. Parviz Ahmad-Nejad, Centre for Clinical and Translational Research (CCTR), HELIOS University Hospital Wuppertal, Witten/Herdecke University, Wuppertal, Germany
E-Mail: parviz.ahmad-nejad@helios-kliniken.de

Dr. med. Martin Bidlingmaier, Laboratory of Endocrinology, Munich University Hospital, Munich, Germany
E-Mail: martin.bidlingmaier@med.uni-muenchen.de

Dr. med. Andreas Bietenbeck, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München Medical School, Munich, Germany
E-Mail: andreas.bietenbeck@tum.de

Priv.-Doz. Dr. Karsten Conrad, Technische Universität Dresden Medical School, Dresden, Germany
E-Mail: k_conrad@mail.zih.tu-dresden.de

Priv.-Doz. Dr. med. Beniam Ghebremedhin, Centre for Clinical and Translational Research (CCTR), HELIOS University Hospital Wuppertal, Witten/Herdecke University, Wuppertal, Germany
E-Mail: beniam.ghebremedhin@helios-kliniken.de

Prof. Peter Findeisen, MVZ, Labor Dr. Limbach, Heidelberg, Germany
E-Mail: peter.findeisen@labor-limbach.de

Priv.-Doz. Dr. med. Peter Fraunberger, Central Medical Laboratory Ltd., Feldkirch, Austria
E-Mail: pfraunberger@mzl.at

Prof. Dr. med. Stefan Holdenrieder, German Heart Center Munich, Munich, Germany
E-Mail: Holdenrieder@dhm.mhn.de

Priv.-Doz. Dr. Dr. Michael Kiehntopf, Direktor, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
E-Mail: Michael.Kiehntopf@med.uni-jena.de

Dr. med. Hanns-Georg Klein, Center for Human Genetics and Laboratory Medicine Dr. Klein und Dr. Rost, Planegg/Martinsried, Germany
E-Mail: klein@medizinische-genetik.de

Prof. Dr. med. Dr. rer. nat. Klaus P. Kohse, University Hospital Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
E-Mail: kohse.klaus@klinikum-oldenburg.de

Prof. Dr. Jürgen Kratzsch, Leipzig University Hospital, Leipzig, Germany
E-mail: juergen.kratzsch@medizin.uni-leipzig.de

Prof. Dr. med. Peter B. Luppa, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München Medical School, Munich, Germany
E-Mail: p.luppa@tum.de

Dr. med. Carl Thomas Nebe, Hematology-Laboratory Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
E-Mail: thomas.nebe@haema-labor.de

Priv.-Doz. Dr. med. Matthias Orth, Marienhospital Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
E-Mail: matthiasorth@vinzenz.de

Prof. Dr. Ulrich Sack, University Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
E-Mail: ulrich.sack@medizin.uni-leipzig.de

Prof. Dr. med. Werner Steimer, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München Medical School, Munich, Germany
E-Mail: werner.steimer@tum.de

Dr. med. Alexander von Meyer, Kliniken Nordoberpfalz AG, Klinikum Weiden, Weiden, Germany
E-Mail: alexander.vonmeyer@kliniken-nordoberpfalz.ag

Prof. Dr. Thomas Weber, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Hamburg, Marienkrankenhaus, Hamburg, Germany
E-mail: weber.neuro@marienkrankenhaus.org

Prof. Dr. med. Eberhard Wieland, MVZ Synlab Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Laboratory Medícine, Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Germany
E-Mail: eberhard.wieland@synlab.com

Dr. med. Dr. rer. nat. Christof Winter, Clinical Bioinformatics and Liquid Profiling, Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry, Technische Universität München, Munich
E-Mail: christof.winter@tum.de

Prof. Dr. Uwe K. Zettl, Department of Neurology, Neuroimmunological Section, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany
E-Mail: uwe.zettl@med.uni-rostock.de

Editorial Board
Etienne Cavalier, Liege, Belgium
Michael Cornes, Wolverhampton, United Kingdom
Pierre Delanaye, Liege, Belgium
Benjamin Dieplinger, Graz, Austria
Goce Dimeski, Brisbane, Australia
Markus Herrmann, Graz, Austria
Zhi-De Hu, Hohhot, China
Christos Kroupis, Athens, Greece
Giuseppe Lippi, Verona, Italy
Francois Mullier, Yvoir, Belgium
Tomris Özben, Antalya, Turkey
Christoph Robier, Graz, Austria
Maria Shipkova, Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Germany
Rudolf Tauber, Berlin, Germany
Samuel Vasikaran, Perth, Australia

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