1 Department of Nephrology, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera, Israel. Electronic address: noab@hy.health.gov.il.
2 Laboratory Division, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera, Israel.
3 Laboratory Division, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera, Israel; Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
4 Department of Nephrology, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera, Israel.
5 Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Nazareth Hospital, Edinburgh Medical Missionary Society, Nazareth, Israel.
6 Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Nazareth Hospital, Edinburgh Medical Missionary Society, Nazareth, Israel; Nephrology Division, Azrieli Faculty of Medicine in Safed, Safed, Israel. Electronic address: zaherarmaly@nazhosp.com.