About the Authors

Tiziana Musso

Affiliation Department of Public Health and Microbiology, University of Torino, Turin, Italy

Sara Scutera

Affiliation Department of Public Health and Microbiology, University of Torino, Turin, Italy

William Vermi

Affiliation Department of Pathology, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy

Roberta Daniele

Affiliations Section of General Pathology and Immunology, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Biotecnology, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy, Deparment of Dermatology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy

Michele Fornaro

Affiliation Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, San Luigi Hospital, University of Torino, Orbassano, Italy

Carlotta Castagnoli

Affiliation Department of Plastic Surgery and Burn Unit Skin Bank, CTO Hospital, Turin, Italy

Daniela Alotto

Affiliation Department of Plastic Surgery and Burn Unit Skin Bank, CTO Hospital, Turin, Italy

Maria Ravanini

Affiliation Department of Pathology, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy

Irene Cambieri

Affiliation Department of Plastic Surgery and Burn Unit Skin Bank, CTO Hospital, Turin, Italy

Laura Salogni

Affiliation Section of General Pathology and Immunology, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Biotecnology, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy

Angela Rita Elia

Affiliation Medicine and Experimental Oncology, and Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Torino, Center for Experimental Research and Medical Studies (CERMS), S. Giovanni Battista Hospital, Turin, Italy

Mirella Giovarelli

Affiliation Medicine and Experimental Oncology, and Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Torino, Center for Experimental Research and Medical Studies (CERMS), S. Giovanni Battista Hospital, Turin, Italy

Fabio Facchetti

Affiliation Department of Pathology, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy

Giampiero Girolomoni

Affiliation Deparment of Dermatology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy

Silvano Sozzani

sozzani@med.unibs.it

Affiliation Section of General Pathology and Immunology, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Biotecnology, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: TM SS. Performed the experiments: TM SS RD MF CC DA IC MR LS. Analyzed the data: TM SS WV CC FF GG SS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: WV ARE MG GG. Wrote the paper: FF SS.