About the Authors

Tarunveer Singh Ahluwalia

Affiliation Department of Nephrology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India

Madhu Khullar

madhu.khullar@gmail.com

Affiliation Department of Experimental Medicine and Biotechnology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India

Monica Ahuja

Affiliation Department of Experimental Medicine and Biotechnology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India

Harbir Singh Kohli

Affiliation Department of Nephrology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India

Anil Bhansali

Affiliation Department of Endocrinology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India

Viswanathan Mohan

Affiliation Madras Diabetes Research Foundation and Dr. Mohan's Diabetes Specialties Centre, Gopalapuram, Chennai, India

Radha Venkatesan

Affiliation Madras Diabetes Research Foundation and Dr. Mohan's Diabetes Specialties Centre, Gopalapuram, Chennai, India

Taranjit Singh Rai

Affiliation Department of Experimental Medicine and Biotechnology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India

Kamal Sud

Affiliation Department of Nephrology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India

Pawan K. Singal

Affiliation Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St Boniface General Hospital Research Centre, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: TSA MK HSK DAB KS. Performed the experiments: TSA MA TSR. Analyzed the data: TSA. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MK VM RV PKS. Wrote the paper: TSA MK VM RV PKS.