Panwar, Bhupesh
McCann, Diane
Olbina, Gordana
Westerman, Mark
GutiƩrrez, Orlando M.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Office of Postdoctoral Education, University of Alabama at Birmingham (Walter B. Frommeyer Jr. Fellowship in Investigational Medicine)
National Institutes of Health (R01NS080850)
American Heart Association (Strategically Focused Research Network in Disparities grant)
Article History
Received: 10 May 2017
Accepted: 21 January 2018
First Online: 9 February 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Study protocol and consent was approved by the University of Alabama Ethics Committee. Study participants provided written informed consent to participate.
: Not applicable
: Dr. Gutierrez reports receiving consulting fees and grant support from Keryx Biopharmaceuticals. Drs. Westerman and Olbina and Ms. McCann are employees of Intrinsic LifeSciences. Drs. Westerman and Olbina own stock in Intrinsic LifeSciences.
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