About the Authors

Maria Silvia Giretti

Affiliation Department of Reproductive Medicine and Child Development, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

Xiao-Dong Fu

Affiliation Department of Reproductive Medicine and Child Development, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

Giovanni De Rosa

Affiliation Pathology Unit, University of Turin, Mauriziano “Umberto I” Hospital and Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment of Candiolo, Turin, Italy

Ivana Sarotto

Affiliation Pathology Unit, University of Turin, Mauriziano “Umberto I” Hospital and Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment of Candiolo, Turin, Italy

Chiara Baldacci

Affiliation Department of Reproductive Medicine and Child Development, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

Silvia Garibaldi

Affiliation Department of Reproductive Medicine and Child Development, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

Paolo Mannella

Affiliation Department of Reproductive Medicine and Child Development, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

Nicoletta Biglia

Affiliation Department of Gynecological Oncology, University of Turin, Mauriziano “Umberto I” Hospital and Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment of Candiolo, Turin, Italy

Piero Sismondi

Affiliation Department of Gynecological Oncology, University of Turin, Mauriziano “Umberto I” Hospital and Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment of Candiolo, Turin, Italy

Andrea Riccardo Genazzani

Affiliation Department of Reproductive Medicine and Child Development, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

Tommaso Simoncini

t.simoncini@obgyn.med.unipi.it

Affiliation Department of Reproductive Medicine and Child Development, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: TS MG AG. Performed the experiments: MG CB SG PM XF GD IS. Analyzed the data: TS MG CB SG PM AG GD IS NB PS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: NB PS. Wrote the paper: TS MG.