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
Alexander Haushofer, Wels, Austria
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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