About the Authors
- Yong Kyu Lee
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Affiliation Nephrology Division, Internal Medicine Department, National Health Institute Corporation, Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, Republic of Korea
- Hae Won Lee
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Affiliation Nephrology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Kyu Hun Choi
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Affiliation Nephrology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Beom Seok Kim
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* E-mail: docbsk@yuhs.ac
Affiliation Nephrology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Competing Interests
This study was funded by SK chemical and Yonsei University College of Medicine. However this does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS one policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Wrote the paper: YKL BSK. Conceived and designed the experiments: BSK. Performed the experiments: HWL. Analyzed the data: YKL. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: KHC BSK.