About the Authors

Elena Panzeri

Contributed equally to this work with: Elena Panzeri, Donatella Conconi

Affiliations Department of Neuroscience and Biomedical Technologies, University of Milan-Bicocca, Monza, Italy, Medical Genetics Laboratory, S. Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy

Donatella Conconi

Contributed equally to this work with: Elena Panzeri, Donatella Conconi

Affiliations Department of Neuroscience and Biomedical Technologies, University of Milan-Bicocca, Monza, Italy, Medical Genetics Laboratory, S. Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy

Laura Antolini

Affiliation Department of Clinical Medicine and Prevention, Center of Biostatistics for Clinical Epidemiology, University of Milan-Bicocca, Monza, Italy

Serena Redaelli

Affiliations Department of Neuroscience and Biomedical Technologies, University of Milan-Bicocca, Monza, Italy, Medical Genetics Laboratory, S. Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy

Maria Grazia Valsecchi

Affiliation Department of Clinical Medicine and Prevention, Center of Biostatistics for Clinical Epidemiology, University of Milan-Bicocca, Monza, Italy

Giorgio Bovo

Affiliation Department of Pathology, S. Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy

Francesco Pallotti

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano, Italy

Paolo Viganò

Affiliation Urology Division, Bassini ICP Hospital, Milano, Italy

Guido Strada

Affiliation Urology Division, Bassini ICP Hospital, Milano, Italy

Leda Dalprà

Affiliations Department of Neuroscience and Biomedical Technologies, University of Milan-Bicocca, Monza, Italy, Medical Genetics Laboratory, S. Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy

Angela Bentivegna

angela.bentivegna@unimib.it

Affiliations Department of Neuroscience and Biomedical Technologies, University of Milan-Bicocca, Monza, Italy, Medical Genetics Laboratory, S. Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AB LD. Performed the experiments: EP DC SR. Analyzed the data: EP DC LA SR MGV LD AB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: GS LD. Wrote the paper: AB LA EP DC. Histological diagnosis: GB FP. Tumor samples by transurethral resection: PV GS.