About the Authors

Lindiwe Skhosana

Affiliation Department of Haematology and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

Kim Steegen

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

Affiliation Department of Haematology and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

Azwidowi Lukhwareni

Affiliation National Health Laboratory Services, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa

Esrom Letsoalo

Affiliation Department of Haematology and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

Maria A. Papathanasopoulos

Affiliation Department of Haematology and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

Sergio C. Carmona

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

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.