About the Authors

Adam Shardlow

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

Affiliation Renal Unit, Royal Derby Hospital, Derby, United Kingdom

Richard J. Fluck

Affiliation Renal Unit, Royal Derby Hospital, Derby, United Kingdom

Christopher W. McIntyre

Affiliation Division of Nephrology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada

Maarten W. Taal

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.