About the Authors

Patricia C. Kuhn

Affiliation Disciplina de Endocrinologia, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Andréa R. V. Russo. Horimoto

Affiliation Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Cardiology, Heart Institute, Medical School of University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

José Maurício Sanches

Affiliation Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Cardiology, Heart Institute, Medical School of University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

João Paulo B. Vieira Filho

Affiliation Disciplina de Endocrinologia, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Luciana Franco

Affiliation Disciplina de Endocrinologia, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Amaury Dal Fabbro

Affiliation Departamento de Medicina Social, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil

Laercio Joel Franco

Affiliation Departamento de Medicina Social, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil

Alexandre C. Pereira

Affiliation Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Cardiology, Heart Institute, Medical School of University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Regina S Moises

rmoises@unifesp.br

Affiliation Disciplina de Endocrinologia, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: PCK ARVRH ACP RSM. Performed the experiments: PCK. Analyzed the data: PCK ARVRH JMS ACP RSM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: ARVRH JMS LJF ACP. Wrote the paper: PCK ARVRH ACP RSM. Collected the data: PCK JPBVF LF LJF ADF RSM.