About the Authors
- Bianca M. de Souza
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Affiliations Endocrinology Division, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, Postgraduate Program in Medical Sciences: Endocrinology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Letícia A. Brondani
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Affiliations Endocrinology Division, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, Postgraduate Program in Medical Sciences: Endocrinology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Ana P. Bouças
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Affiliations Endocrinology Division, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, Postgraduate Program in Medical Sciences: Endocrinology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Denise A. Sortica
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Affiliations Endocrinology Division, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, Postgraduate Program in Medical Sciences: Endocrinology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Caroline K. Kramer
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Affiliation Endocrinology Division, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Luís H. Canani
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Affiliations Endocrinology Division, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, Postgraduate Program in Medical Sciences: Endocrinology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Cristiane B. Leitão
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Affiliations Endocrinology Division, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, Postgraduate Program in Medical Sciences: Endocrinology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Daisy Crispim
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* E-mail: daisy_crispim@hotmail.com
Affiliations Endocrinology Division, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, Postgraduate Program in Medical Sciences: Endocrinology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: BMS LAB DC. Performed the experiments: BMS LAB APB DAS CKK. Analyzed the data: BMS LAB CKK DC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: LHC CBL. Wrote the paper: BMS LAB APB DAS CKK CBL LHC DC.