About the Authors

Alessandro Pecci

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Foundation and University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

Ginevra Biino

Affiliations Institute of Molecular Genetics, CNR, Pavia, Italy, Institution of Population Genetics, CNR, Sassari, Italy

Tiziana Fierro

Affiliation Division of Internal and Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy

Valeria Bozzi

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Foundation and University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

Annamaria Mezzasoma

Affiliation Division of Internal and Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy

Patrizia Noris

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Foundation and University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

Ugo Ramenghi

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, University of Torino, Torino, Italy

Giuseppe Loffredo

Affiliation Department of Oncology, Azienda “Santobono-Pausilipon", Pausilipon Hospital, Napoli, Italy

Fabrizio Fabris

Affiliation Department of Medical Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy

Stefania Momi

Affiliation Division of Internal and Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy

Umberto Magrini

Affiliation Department of Pathology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

Mario Pirastu

Affiliation Institution of Population Genetics, CNR, Sassari, Italy

Anna Savoia

Affiliation Laboratory of Genetics, Institute for Maternal and Child Health – IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo", Trieste, Italy

Carlo Balduini

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Foundation and University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

Paolo Gresele

grespa@unipg.it

Affiliation Division of Internal and Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy

for the Italian Registry for MYH9-releated diseases

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AP CB PG GB. Performed the experiments: TF VB PN UR GL FF MP AS UM SM AM AP. Analyzed the data: AP CB PG GB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SM AP. Wrote the paper: PG AP CB.