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Jagdish Desai, MD, MPH Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Neonatologist, University of Mississippi Medical Center

Jagdish Desai, MD, MPH is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin, Brooklyn Pediatric Society, Midwest Society for Pediatric Research

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Luis O Rohena, MD, PhD, FAAP, FACMG Deputy Chief, Department of Pediatrics, Chief, Medical Genetics, San Antonio Military Medical Center; Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F Edward Hebert School of Medicine; Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Luis O Rohena, MD, PhD, FAAP, FACMG is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, American Chemical Society, American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics, American Society of Human Genetics

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Abbas AlAbbad, MD Associate Professor, Alfaisal University College of Medicine; Acting Head and Consultant Pediatric Transplant Nephrologist, Section of Pediatric Transplant Nephrology, Department of Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation, Organ Transplant Center, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Saudi Arabia

Abbas AlAbbad, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, International Pediatric Transplant Association, International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Sunil Kumar Sinha, MD Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, University of Arizona College of Medicine

Sunil Kumar Sinha, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, Endocrine Society, Pediatric Endocrine Society

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Sadek Al-Omran, MD Consultant Of Pediatrics and Pediatric Nephrologist, Departments of Pediatrics and Pediatric Nephrology, Maternity and Children's Hospital-Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Robert J Ferry Jr, MD Le Bonheur Chair of Excellence in Endocrinology, Professor and Chief, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Pediatrics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Robert J Ferry Jr, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, American Diabetes Association, American Medical Association, Endocrine Society, Pediatric Endocrine Society, Society for Pediatric Research, and Texas Pediatric Society

Disclosure: Eli Lilly & Co Grant/research funds Investigator; MacroGenics, Inc Grant/research funds Investigator; Ipsen, SA (formerly Tercica, Inc) Grant/research funds Investigator; NovoNordisk SA Grant/research funds Investigator; Diamyd Grant/research funds Investigator; Bristol-Myers-Squibb Grant/research funds Other; Amylin Other; Pfizer Grant/research funds Other; Takeda Grant/research funds Other

Pinar Ozand, MD, PhD Head, Section of Inborn Errors of Metabolism, Department of Pediatrics, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Saudia Arabia

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Christian J Renner, MD Consulting Staff, Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital for Children and Adolescents, Erlangen, Germany

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Mary L Windle, PharmD Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Drug Reference

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