About the Authors
- Suetonia C. Palmer
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Affiliation Department of Medicine, University of Otago Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand
- Ionut Nistor
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Affiliation Department of Nephrology, “Gr. T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iasi, Romania
- Jonathan C. Craig
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Affiliation School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Fabio Pellegrini
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Affiliations Consorzio Mario Negri Sud, Santa Maria Imbaro, Italy, Scientific Institute Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
- Piergiorgio Messa
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Affiliation Dialysis and Renal Transplant Unit, Department of Nephrology, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
- Marcello Tonelli
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Affiliation University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Adrian Covic
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Affiliation Department of Nephrology, “Gr. T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iasi, Romania
- Giovanni F. M. Strippoli
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* E-mail: strippoli@negrisud.it
Affiliations School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Consorzio Mario Negri Sud, Santa Maria Imbaro, Italy, Diaverum Scientific Medical Office, Lund, Sweden
Competing Interests
MT holds research grants from Amgen, which manufactures cinacalcet. AC received speaker honoraria from Amgen and Abbott, and is a member of the European Renal Best Practices Board. The remaining authors declare that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: SP JC GS. Performed the experiments: SP IN PM GS. Analyzed the data: SP IN JC FP MT AC GS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: FP. Wrote the first draft of the manuscript: SP JC GS. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: IN JC FP PM MT AC GS. ICMJE criteria for authorship read and met: SP IN JC FP PM MT AC GS. Agree with manuscript results and conclusions: SP IN JC FP PM MT AC GS.