About the Authors
- Aysel Ozpinar
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Affiliation Department of Medical Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Acibadem University, Istanbul, Turkey
- Fahrettin Kelestimur
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Affiliation School of Medicine, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey
- Yildiran Songur
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Affiliation School of Medicine, Suleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey
- Ozge Can
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Affiliation Department of Medical Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Acibadem University, Istanbul, Turkey
- Liza Valentin
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Affiliation Division of Laboratory Sciences, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Kathleen Caldwell
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Affiliation Division of Laboratory Sciences, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Ender Arikan
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Affiliation Acibadem Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
- Ibrahim Unsal
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Affiliation Department of Medical Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Acibadem University, Istanbul, Turkey
- Mustafa Serteser
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Affiliation Department of Medical Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Acibadem University, Istanbul, Turkey
- Tamer Inal
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Affiliation Department of Medical Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Acibadem University, Istanbul, Turkey
- Yigit Erdemgil
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Affiliation Department of Medical Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Acibadem University, Istanbul, Turkey
- Abdurrahman Coskun
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Affiliation Department of Medical Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Acibadem University, Istanbul, Turkey
- Nadi Bakirci
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Affiliation Department of Medical Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Acibadem University, Istanbul, Turkey
- Ozlem Sezgin
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Affiliations Department of Medical Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Acibadem University, Istanbul, Turkey, Acibadem Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
- Ben Blount
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* E-mail: bkb3@cdc.gov
Affiliation Division of Laboratory Sciences, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: AO OC LV BB. Performed the experiments: AO FK YS OC LV KC EA IU MS TI YE AC NB OS BB. Analyzed the data: AO FK YS OC LV KC EA IU MS TI YE AC NB OS BB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AO FK YS OC LV KC EA IU MS TI YE AC NB OS BB. Wrote the paper: AO FK YS OC LV KC EA IU MS TI YE AC NB OS BB.