About the Authors

Elisa Grillo

Affiliation Medical Genetics, University of Siena, Siena, Italy

Caterina Lo Rizzo

Affiliations Medical Genetics, University of Siena, Siena, Italy, Genetica Medica, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Siena, Italy

Laura Bianciardi

Affiliation Medical Genetics, University of Siena, Siena, Italy

Veronica Bizzarri

Affiliations Medical Genetics, University of Siena, Siena, Italy, Genetica Medica, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Siena, Italy

Margherita Baldassarri

Affiliation Medical Genetics, University of Siena, Siena, Italy

Ottavia Spiga

Affiliation Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Siena, Siena, Italy

Simone Furini

Affiliation Department of Surgery and Bioengineering University of Siena, Siena, Italy

Claudio De Felice

Affiliation Neonatal Intensive Care Unit University Hospital Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese (AOUS) of Siena, Siena, Italy

Cinzia Signorini

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Developmental Medicine, University of Siena, Siena, Italy

Silvia Leoncini

Affiliations Department of Molecular and Developmental Medicine, University of Siena, Siena, Italy, Child Neuropsychiatry Unit, University Hospital, AOUS, Siena, Italy

Alessandra Pecorelli

Affiliations Department of Molecular and Developmental Medicine, University of Siena, Siena, Italy, Child Neuropsychiatry Unit, University Hospital, AOUS, Siena, Italy

Lucia Ciccoli

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Developmental Medicine, University of Siena, Siena, Italy

Maria Antonietta Mencarelli

Affiliations Medical Genetics, University of Siena, Siena, Italy, Genetica Medica, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Siena, Italy

Joussef Hayek

Affiliation Child Neuropsychiatry Unit, University Hospital, AOUS, Siena, Italy

Ilaria Meloni

Affiliation Medical Genetics, University of Siena, Siena, Italy

Francesca Ariani

Affiliation Medical Genetics, University of Siena, Siena, Italy

Francesca Mari

Affiliations Medical Genetics, University of Siena, Siena, Italy, Genetica Medica, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Siena, Italy

Alessandra Renieri

alessandra.renieri@unisi.it

Affiliations Medical Genetics, University of Siena, Siena, Italy, Genetica Medica, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Siena, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AR FM FA. Performed the experiments: SL CS AP LC CDF. Analyzed the data: IM EG LB VB OS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SF CLR MB CDF MAM JH. Wrote the paper: AR FM FA.