About the Authors

Louiza Papazachariou

Affiliation Molecular Medicine Research Center and Laboratory of Molecular and Medical Genetics, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus

Panayiota Demosthenous

Affiliation Molecular Medicine Research Center and Laboratory of Molecular and Medical Genetics, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus

Myrtani Pieri

Affiliation Molecular Medicine Research Center and Laboratory of Molecular and Medical Genetics, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus

Gregory Papagregoriou

Affiliation Molecular Medicine Research Center and Laboratory of Molecular and Medical Genetics, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus

Isavella Savva

Affiliation Molecular Medicine Research Center and Laboratory of Molecular and Medical Genetics, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus

Christoforos Stavrou

Affiliation Department of Nephrology, Evangelismos Hospital, Pafos, Cyprus

Michael Zavros

Affiliation Department of Nephrology, Nicosia General Hospital, Nicosia, Cyprus

Yiannis Athanasiou

Affiliation Department of Nephrology, Nicosia General Hospital, Nicosia, Cyprus

Kyriakos Ioannou

Affiliation Department of Nephrology, Nicosia General Hospital, Nicosia, Cyprus

Charalambos Patsias

Affiliation Department of Nephrology, Nicosia General Hospital, Nicosia, Cyprus

Alexia Panagides

Affiliation Department of Nephrology, Nicosia General Hospital, Nicosia, Cyprus

Costas Potamitis

Affiliation Department of Nephrology, Nicosia General Hospital, Nicosia, Cyprus

Kyproula Demetriou

Affiliation Department of Nephrology, Nicosia General Hospital, Nicosia, Cyprus

Marios Prikis

Affiliation Department of Nephrology, Nicosia General Hospital, Nicosia, Cyprus

Michael Hadjigavriel

Affiliation Department of Nephrology, Larnaca General Hospital, Larnaca, Cyprus

Maria Kkolou

Affiliation Department of Nephrology, Larnaca General Hospital, Larnaca, Cyprus

Panayiota Loukaidou

Affiliation Department of Nephrology, Larnaca General Hospital, Larnaca, Cyprus

Androulla Pastelli

Affiliation Department of Nephrology, Larnaca General Hospital, Larnaca, Cyprus

Aristos Michael

Affiliation Department of Nephrology, Limassol General Hospital, Limassol, Cyprus

Akis Lazarou

Affiliation Department of Nephrology, Limassol General Hospital, Limassol, Cyprus

Maria Arsali

Affiliation Department of Nephrology, Limassol General Hospital, Limassol, Cyprus

Loukas Damianou

Affiliation Department of Nephrology, Limassol General Hospital, Limassol, Cyprus

Ioanna Goutziamani

Affiliation Department of Nephrology, Limassol General Hospital, Limassol, Cyprus

Andreas Soloukides

Affiliation Department of Nephrology, Limassol General Hospital, Limassol, Cyprus

Lakis Yioukas

Affiliation Department of Nephrology, Paphos General Hospital, Paphos, Cyprus

Avraam Elia

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Archbishop Makarios III Hospital, Nicosia, Cyprus

Ioanna Zouvani

Affiliation Department of Histopathology, Nicosia General Hospital, Nicosia, Cyprus

Polycarpos Polycarpou

Affiliation Department of Nephrology, Apollonion Private Hospital, Nicosia, Cyprus

Alkis Pierides

deltas@ucy.ac.cy (CD); a.pierides@hippocrateon.com (A. Pierides)

Affiliation Department of Nephrology, Hippocrateon Hospital, Nicosia, Cyprus

Konstantinos Voskarides

Affiliation Molecular Medicine Research Center and Laboratory of Molecular and Medical Genetics, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus

Constantinos Deltas

deltas@ucy.ac.cy (CD); a.pierides@hippocrateon.com (A. Pierides)

Affiliation Molecular Medicine Research Center and Laboratory of Molecular and Medical Genetics, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Analyzed the data: KV LP PD GP CD M. Pieri A. Pierides. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: KV CD LP M. Pieri A. Pierides. Recruited patients and contributed clinical material: IS CS MZ YA KI C. Patsias A. Panagides C. Potamitis KD M. Prikis MH MK PL A. Pastelli AM AL MA LD IG AS LY AE IZ PP A. Pierides.