About the Authors

Roberto Sávio Silva Santos

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil

Fernando Morgadinho Santos Coelho

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil

Bruno Caldin da Silva

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil

Fabiana Giorgeti Graciolli

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil

Wagner Velasquez Dominguez

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil

Fabio Luiz de Menezes Montenegro

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Head and Neck Surgery Division, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil

Vanda Jorgetti

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil

Rosa Maria Affonso Moysés

Affiliations Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil, Universidade Nove de Julho – UNINOVE, São Paulo, Brazil

Rosilene Motta Elias

rosilenemotta@hotmail.com

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RSSS RME. Performed the experiments: RSSS FSC FGG WVD BCS. Analyzed the data: RSSS FSC RMAM RME. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: FGG WVD RMAM. Wrote the paper: RSSS FSC FML RMAM VJ RME. Performed the parathyroidectomy: FLM.