About the Authors

Fernando Pires Hartwig

fernandophartwig@gmail.com

Affiliations Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology, Department of Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, Molecular and Cellular Oncology Research Group, Biotechnology Unit, Technology Development Center, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Ludmila Gonçalves Entiauspe

Current address: Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology, Department of Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Affiliations Postgraduate Program in Biotechnology, Technology Development Center (Biotechnology Unit), Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, Molecular and Cellular Oncology Research Group, Biotechnology Unit, Technology Development Center, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Emily Montosa Nunes

Affiliation Molecular and Cellular Oncology Research Group, Biotechnology Unit, Technology Development Center, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Fernanda Martins Rodrigues

Affiliation Molecular and Cellular Oncology Research Group, Biotechnology Unit, Technology Development Center, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Tiago Collares

Affiliations Postgraduate Program in Biotechnology, Technology Development Center (Biotechnology Unit), Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, Molecular and Cellular Oncology Research Group, Biotechnology Unit, Technology Development Center, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Fabiana Kömmling Seixas

Affiliations Postgraduate Program in Biotechnology, Technology Development Center (Biotechnology Unit), Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, Molecular and Cellular Oncology Research Group, Biotechnology Unit, Technology Development Center, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Mariângela Freitas da Silveira

Affiliations Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology, Department of Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, Maternal and Child Department, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: LGE TC FKS MFS. Performed the experiments: LGE EMN FMR. Analyzed the data: FPH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: TC FKS MFS. Wrote the paper: FPH.