About the Authors

Carmen Vitiello

Affiliation Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM), Naples, Italy

Stefania Faraso

Affiliation Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM), Naples, Italy

Nicolina Cristina Sorrentino

Affiliation Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM), Naples, Italy

Giovanni Di Salvo

Affiliation Dip. di Scienze Cardiotoraciche e Respiratorie, A.O. Monaldi, Seconda Università degli Studi di Napoli, Naples, Italy

Edoardo Nusco

Affiliation Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM), Naples, Italy

Gerardo Nigro

Affiliation Dip. di Scienze Cardiotoraciche e Respiratorie, A.O. Monaldi, Seconda Università degli Studi di Napoli, Naples, Italy

Luisa Cutillo

Affiliation Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM), Naples, Italy

Raffaele Calabrò

Affiliation Dip. di Scienze Cardiotoraciche e Respiratorie, A.O. Monaldi, Seconda Università degli Studi di Napoli, Naples, Italy

Alberto Auricchio

Affiliations Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM), Naples, Italy, Genetica Medica, Dip. di Pediatria, Università Federico II, Naples, Italy

Vincenzo Nigro

vincenzo.nigro@unina2.it

Affiliations Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM), Naples, Italy, Laboratorio di genetica medica, Dip. di Patologia Generale, Seconda Università degli Studi di Napoli, Naples, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CV RC AA VN. Performed the experiments: CV SF NCS GDS EN GN VN. Analyzed the data: CV GDS GN LC AA VN. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RC AA VN. Wrote the paper: AA VN.