About the Authors
- Tandi Edith Matsha
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Affiliation Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Wellness Science, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, South Africa
- Katya Masconi
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Affiliation Division of Chemical Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, National Health Laboratory Service and University of Stellenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa
- Yandiswa Yolanda Yako
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Affiliation Division of Chemical Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, National Health Laboratory Service and University of Stellenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa
- Mogamat Shafick Hassan
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Affiliations Division of Chemical Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, National Health Laboratory Service and University of Stellenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa, Department of Nursing and Radiography, Faculty of Health and Wellness Science, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, South Africa
- Muiriri Macharia
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Affiliation Division of Chemical Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, National Health Laboratory Service and University of Stellenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa
- Rajiv Timothy Erasmus
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Affiliation Division of Chemical Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, National Health Laboratory Service and University of Stellenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa
- Andre Pascal Kengne
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* E-mail: andre.kengne@mrc.ac.za
Affiliation NCRP for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases, South African Medical Research Council & University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: TEM RTE. Performed the experiments: TEM KM YYY MSH. Analyzed the data: APK TEM. Wrote the paper: TEM YYY APK KM MSH MM RTE.