About the Authors
- Lindiwe Skhosana
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Affiliation Department of Haematology and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
- Kim Steegen
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* E-mail: kim.steegen@nhls.ac.za
Affiliation Department of Haematology and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
- Michelle Bronze
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Affiliation Department of Haematology and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
- Azwidowi Lukhwareni
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Affiliation National Health Laboratory Services, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa
- Esrom Letsoalo
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Affiliation Department of Haematology and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
- Maria A. Papathanasopoulos
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Affiliation Department of Haematology and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
- Sergio C. Carmona
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Affiliations Department of Haematology and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, National Health Laboratory Services, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa
- Wendy S. Stevens
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Affiliations Department of Haematology and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, National Health Laboratory Services, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: KS SC. Performed the experiments: LS AL EL. Analyzed the data: LS KS MB MP SC WS. Wrote the paper: LS KS. Reviewed the manuscript: LS KS MB MP AL EL SC WS.