About the Authors

Rafael de Oliveira Alvim

Affiliation Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Cardiology, Heart Institute (InCor), University of Sao Paulo Medical School, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Carlos Alberto Mourao-Junior

Affiliation Department of Physiology, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, São Pedro, Juiz de Fora - MG, Brazil

Camila Maciel de Oliveira

Affiliation Department of Physiology, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, São Pedro, Juiz de Fora - MG, Brazil

José E. Krieger

Affiliation Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Cardiology, Heart Institute (InCor), University of Sao Paulo Medical School, Sao Paulo, Brazil

José G. Mill

Affiliation Department of Physiology, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Espírito Santo, Brazil

Alexandre C. Pereira

alexandre.pereira@incor.usp.br

Affiliation Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Cardiology, Heart Institute (InCor), University of Sao Paulo Medical School, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: ROA CMO. Performed the experiments: ROA CMO JGM. Analyzed the data: ROA CAMJ. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: ACP JGM JEK. Wrote the paper: ROA CAMJ ACP.