About the Authors
- Michele Simbolo
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Affiliations ARC-NET Research Centre, University of Verona, Verona, Italy, Department of Pathology and Diagnostics, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
- Marisa Gottardi
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Affiliation ARC-NET Research Centre, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
- Vincenzo Corbo
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Affiliation ARC-NET Research Centre, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
- Matteo Fassan
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Affiliation ARC-NET Research Centre, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
- Andrea Mafficini
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Affiliation ARC-NET Research Centre, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
- Giorgio Malpeli
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Affiliation Department of Surgery and Oncology, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Integrata di Verona, Verona, Italy
- Rita T. Lawlor
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Affiliation ARC-NET Research Centre, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
- Aldo Scarpa
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* E-mail: aldo.scarpa@univr.it
Affiliations ARC-NET Research Centre, University of Verona, Verona, Italy, Department of Pathology and Diagnostics, University of Verona, Verona, Italy, Department of Surgery and Oncology, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Integrata di Verona, Verona, Italy
Competing Interests
Co-author Aldo Scarpa is a PLOS ONE Editorial Board member; this does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: AS MS VC GM. Performed the experiments: MS MG GM AM. Analyzed the data: VC MF AM GM RTL AS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RTL AS. Wrote the paper: MS VC MF AM RTL AS.