1Molecular and Translational Kidney Research, Max-Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association, Berlin, Germany

2Berlin Institute for Urologic Research, Berlin, Germany

3Department of Nephrology and Medical Intensive Care, Charité-Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany

4Medical School Hamburg, Department of Pathology, Hamburg, Germany

5Institute of Pathology and Department of Nephrology, University Clinic of the RWTH Aachen, Germany

6Berlin Institute for Medical Systems Biology, Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association, Berlin, Germany

7Institute für Biologie, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany

8Department of Urology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany

9Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany

aCorrespondence: Prof. Dr. med. Kai M. Schmidt-Ott Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Strasse 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany, [email protected]