About the Authors

Øystein Fluge

oystein.fluge@gmail.com

Affiliation Department of Oncology and Medical Physics, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway

Ove Bruland

Affiliations Department of Oncology and Medical Physics, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway, Department of Medical Genetics and Molecular Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway

Kristin Risa

Affiliation Department of Oncology and Medical Physics, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway

Anette Storstein

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway

Einar K. Kristoffersen

Affiliation Department of Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, and The Gade Institute, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway

Dipak Sapkota

Affiliation Department of Oncology and Medical Physics, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway

Halvor Næss

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway

Olav Dahl

Affiliations Department of Oncology and Medical Physics, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway, Institute of Internal Medicine, Section of Oncology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway

Harald Nyland

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway

Olav Mella

Affiliations Department of Oncology and Medical Physics, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway, Institute of Internal Medicine, Section of Oncology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway

Competing Interests

Haukeland University Hospital has patents and pending patent applications on the issue of B-cell depletion therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome. Family members of WO2009083602 A1 are pending, as well as granted US 12/348024. The two authors ØF and OM are named as inventors in these applications. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: ØF OM. Performed the experiments: ØF OM OB KR DS AS EK HN. Analyzed the data: ØF OB KR DS EK OM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: ØF OM OB HN EK OD. Wrote the paper: ØF OM. Revised the manuscript: ØF OB KR DS AS EK H.Næss OD H.Nyland OM.