About the Authors
- Matthias Braun
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Affiliation Division of Nephrology, University Hospital, Zürich, Switzerland
- James Young
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Affiliation Biometrical Practice BIOP AG, Basel, Switzerland
- Cäcilia S. Reiner
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Affiliation Division of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital, Zürich, Switzerland
- Diane Poster
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Affiliation Division of Nephrology, University Hospital, Zürich, Switzerland
- Fabienne Krauer
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Affiliation Division of Nephrology, University Hospital, Zürich, Switzerland
- Andreas D. Kistler
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Affiliation Division of Nephrology, University Hospital, Zürich, Switzerland
- Paulus Kristanto
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Affiliation Medication Adherence Research Centre, AARDEX Group, Visé, Belgium
- Xueqi Wang
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Affiliation Department of Nephrology, Changzheng Hospital, Shanghai, China
- Yang Liu
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Affiliation Center for Integrative Human Research, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
- Johannes Loffing
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Affiliation Institute of Anatomy, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
- Gustav Andreisek
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Affiliation Division of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital, Zürich, Switzerland
- Arnold von Eckardstein
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Affiliation Institute of Clinical Chemistry, University Hospital, Zürich, Switzerland
- Oliver Senn
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Affiliation Institute of General Practice and Health Services Research, University Hospital, Zürich, Switzerland
- Rudolf P. Wüthrich
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Affiliation Division of Nephrology, University Hospital, Zürich, Switzerland
- Andreas L. Serra
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* E-mail: andreas.serra@usz.ch
Affiliation Division of Nephrology, University Hospital, Zürich, Switzerland
Competing Interests
ALS received consulting fees from Hoffmann–La Roche and Nycomed, and grant support from Wyeth (now Pfizer); DP received travel support from Wyeth (now Pfizer); ADK received lecture fees from Wyeth and Genzyme, and travel support from Amgen; JY is an employee of Biometrical Practice BIOP; PK is an employee of Aardex; RPW received consulting and lecture fees from Genzyme, Novartis and Wyeth, and grant support from Wyeth. 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: ALS DP ADK RPW. Performed the experiments: MB CSR FK PK XW YL JL GA AE. Analyzed the data: ALS JY OS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JL. Wrote the paper: MB JY ALS RPW.