About the Authors
- Adam Shardlow
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* E-mail: adam.shardlow@nhs.net
Affiliations Renal Unit, Royal Derby Hospital, Derby, United Kingdom, Centre for Kidney Research and Innovation, Division of Medical Sciences and Graduate Entry Medicine, School of Medicine, The University of Nottingham, Royal Derby Hospital, Derby, United Kingdom
- Natasha J. McIntyre
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Affiliation Renal Unit, Royal Derby Hospital, Derby, United Kingdom
- Richard J. Fluck
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Affiliation Renal Unit, Royal Derby Hospital, Derby, United Kingdom
- Christopher W. McIntyre
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Affiliation Division of Nephrology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
- Maarten W. Taal
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Affiliations Renal Unit, Royal Derby Hospital, Derby, United Kingdom, Centre for Kidney Research and Innovation, Division of Medical Sciences and Graduate Entry Medicine, School of Medicine, The University of Nottingham, Royal Derby Hospital, Derby, United Kingdom
Competing Interests
MWT is a member of the PLOS Medicine editorial board.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: AS NJM RJF CWM MWT. Performed the experiments: AS NJM. Analyzed the data: AS MWT. Wrote the first draft of the manuscript: AS MWT. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: NJM RJF CWM. Enrolled patients: NJM. Agree with the manuscript’s results and conclusions: AS NJM RJF CWM MWT. All authors have read, and confirm that they meet, ICMJE criteria for authorship.