About the Authors

Mari M. S. G. Cardena

Affiliation Department of Legal Medicine, Ethics and Occupational Health, Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Ândrea Ribeiro-dos-Santos

Affiliation Laboratory of Human Genetics and Medicine, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Pará, Brazil

Sidney Santos

Affiliation Laboratory of Human Genetics and Medicine, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Pará, Brazil

Alfredo J. Mansur

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Cardiology, Heart Institute, Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Alexandre C. Pereira

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Cardiology, Heart Institute, Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Cintia Fridman

cfridman@usp.br

Affiliation Department of Legal Medicine, Ethics and Occupational Health, Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MMSGC ACP CF. Performed the experiments: MMSGC CF. Analyzed the data: MMSGC ARS SEBS AJM ACP CF. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MMSGC ARS SEBS AJM ACP CF. Wrote the paper: MMSGC ACP CF.