About the Authors
- José Manuel Tirado-Vélez
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Affiliation Unidad de Investigación, Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar, Cádiz, Spain
- Insaf Joumady
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Affiliation Clinical Laboratory Department, Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar, Cádiz, Spain
- Ana Sáez-Benito
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Affiliation Clinical Laboratory Department, Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar, Cádiz, Spain
- Irene Cózar-Castellano
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Affiliation Unidad de Investigación, Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar, Cádiz, Spain
- Germán Perdomo
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* E-mail: perdomogm@yahoo.com
Affiliation Unidad de Investigación, Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar, Cádiz, Spain
Competing Interests
The authors have read the journal’s policy and have the following conflicts: The inventions are protected by Spanish patent applications #P201130569 and #P201130570. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: GP IC JMTV IJ ASB. Performed the experiments: JMTV IJ ASB IC GP. Analyzed the data: JMTV IJ ASB IC GP. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JMTV IJ ASB IC GP. Wrote the paper: GP IC JMTV IJ ASB.