1 Nephrology and Hypertension Associates, Bluefield, West Virginia, USA. Electronic address: msekkarie@gmail.com.
2 Nephrology, Indiana University of Health-Arnett, Lafayette, Indiana, USA; The Syrian National Kidney Foundation, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA.
3 University Hospital Brugmann UVC, Brussels, Belgium.
4 The Syrian National Kidney Foundation, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA; Peace Health Medical Group, Nephrology, Elson S Floyd College of Medicine, Washington State University, Vancouver, Washington, USA.