About the Authors

Livio Casarini

Affiliations Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy, Center for Genomic Research, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy

Monica Lispi

Affiliation Medical Liaison Office, Merck Serono S.p.A., Rome, Italy

Salvatore Longobardi

Affiliation Medical Liaison Office, Merck Serono S.p.A., Rome, Italy

Fabiola Milosa

Affiliation Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy

Antonio La Marca

Affiliation Mother-Infant Department, Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital of Modena, Modena, Italy

Daniela Tagliasacchi

Affiliation Mother-Infant Department, Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital of Modena, Modena, Italy

Elisa Pignatti

Affiliations Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy, Center for Genomic Research, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy

Manuela Simoni

manuela.simoni@unimore.it

Affiliations Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy, Center for Genomic Research, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy, Azienda USL di Modena, Modena, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: LC ML SL EP MS. Performed the experiments: LC FM DT ALM. Analyzed the data: LC ML SL EP MS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: ML SL. Wrote the paper: LC ML SL MS.