1 Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Health Sciences Center, Kuwait University, Jabriya, Kuwait.
2 Research Division, Dasman Diabetes Institute, Dasman, Kuwait.
3 Department of Clinical Genomics, Center for Individualized Medicine, and Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States.
4 Division of Nephrology, Al-Jahra Hospital, Ministry of Health, Al-Jahra, Kuwait.