Raija Silvennoinen, MD1,2*, Pekka Anttila, MD3*, Marjaana Säily, MD, PhD4*, Tuija Lundan, PhD5*, Jouni Heiskanen, MD6*, Timo Siitonen, MD, PhD4*, Sakari Kakko, MD, PhD4*, Mervi Putkonen, MD, PhD7*, Hanna Ollikainen, MD8*, Venla Terävä, MD9*, Anu Partanen, MD10*, Kirsi Launonen, MD11*, Anu Räsänen, MD12*, Anu Sikiö, MD13*, Merja Suominen, MD14*, Piotr Bazia, MD15*, Kristiina Kananen, MD, PhD15*, Tuomas Selander, MSc16*, Taru Kuittinen, MD, PhD17*, Kimmo Porkka, MD, PhD18, Kari Remes, MD, PhD7,19* and Esa Jantunen, MD, PhD17*
1Department of Hematology, Helsinki University Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Center, Helsinki, Finland
2Kuopio University Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Kuopio, Finland
3Department of Hematology, Helsinki University Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Center and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
4Hematology-Oncology Unit, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
5Department of Clinical Chemistry and TYKSLAB, University of Turku and Turku University Central Hospital, Turku, Finland
6Stem Cell Transplantation Unit, Helsinki University Hospital, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Helsinki, Finland
7Hematology Unit, Turku University Central Hospital, Turku, Finland
8Department of Medicine, Satakunta Central Hospital, Pori, Finland
9Hematology Unit, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
10Department of Medicine, Mikkeli Central Hospital, Mikkeli, Finland
11Department of Medicine, Länsi-Pohja Central Hospital, Kemi, Finland
12Department of Medicine, Kymenlaakso Central Hospital, Kotka, Finland
13Department of Medicine, Central Finland Central Hospital, Jyväskylä, Finland
14Department of Medicine, Kanta-Häme Central Hospital, Hämeenlinna, Finland
15Department of Medicine, Kainuu Central Hospital, Kajaani, Finland
16Science Services Center, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
17Department of Medicine, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
18Hematology Research Unit Helsinki, University of Helsinki, and Helsinki University Central Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Center, Department of Hematology, Helsinki, Finland
19University of Turku, Turku, Finland