About the Authors

Christophe Richez

Affiliations Service de Rhumatologie, Hôpital Pellegrin, CHU de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France, UMR-CNRS 5164, Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2, Bordeaux, France, Department of Medicine-Renal Section, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Rocco J. Richards

Affiliation Department of Medicine-Renal Section, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Pierre Duffau

Affiliations UMR-CNRS 5164, Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2, Bordeaux, France, Service de Médecine Interne, Hôpital Saint André, CHU de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France

Zachary Weitzner

Affiliation Department of Medicine-Renal Section, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Christopher D. Andry

Affiliation Department of Medicine-Pathology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Ian R. Rifkin

Affiliation Department of Medicine-Renal Section, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Tamar Aprahamian

aprahami@bu.edu

Affiliation Department of Medicine-Renal Section, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Competing Interests

This study was funded in part by Aspreva Pharmaceuticals. However, 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: IRR CDA TA. Performed the experiments: CR RR TA ZW. Analyzed the data: CR PD. Wrote the paper: IRR CR TA.