About the Authors

Mariana B. Pereira

marianabpereira@yahoo.com.br

Affiliation Division of Nephrology, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Dirce M. T. Zanetta

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Regina C. R. M. Abdulkader

Affiliation Division of Nephrology, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MBP DMTZ RCRMA. Performed the experiments: MBP DMTZ RCRMA. Analyzed the data: MBP DMTZ RCRMA. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MBP DMTZ RCRMA. Wrote the paper: MBP DMTZ RCRMA.