About the Authors
- Luciene Akimoto-Gunther
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Affiliations Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, State University of Maringá, Maringá, Brazil, Department of Clinical Analyses and Biomedicine, State University of Maringá, Maringá, Brazil
- Patrícia de Souza Bonfim-Mendonça
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Affiliations Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, State University of Maringá, Maringá, Brazil, Department of Clinical Analyses and Biomedicine, State University of Maringá, Maringá, Brazil
- Gisele Takahachi
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Affiliation Department of Clinical Analyses and Biomedicine, State University of Maringá, Maringá, Brazil
- Mary Mayumi T. Irie
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Affiliation Department of Clinical Analyses and Biomedicine, State University of Maringá, Maringá, Brazil
- Sônia Miyamoto
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Affiliation Department of Clinical Analyses and Biomedicine, State University of Maringá, Maringá, Brazil
- Márcia Edilaine Lopes Consolaro
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Affiliations Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, State University of Maringá, Maringá, Brazil, Department of Clinical Analyses and Biomedicine, State University of Maringá, Maringá, Brazil
- Terezinha I. Estivalet Svidzinsk
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* E-mail: terezinha.svidzinski@gmail.com
Affiliations Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, State University of Maringá, Maringá, Brazil, Department of Clinical Analyses and Biomedicine, State University of Maringá, Maringá, Brazil
Competing Interests
Co-author Marcia Edilaine Lopes Consolaro is a PLOS ONE Editorial Board member. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to PLOS ONE Editorial policies and criteria.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: LAG PSBM MELC. Performed the experiments: PSBM GT SM MMTI. Analyzed the data: MELC LAG PSBM TIES. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MELC TIES LAG. Wrote the paper: TIES MELC PSBM LAG.