Blood samples
At the CAVE examination (BAT, T0/T1/T2) blood samples include 2 × 1.6 ml EDTA for (epi-)genetics, 1 × 1.6 ml EDTA for blood count, 2 × 9.0 ml EDTA for proteins, 2 × 9.0 ml serum for metabolome and endocrine analysis as well as saliva samples of 2 × 1.1 +/- 0.3ml. In total, this amounts to 3 × 37.8 ml blood samples as part of the CAVE examination.