About the Authors

Giovanni Brandi

giovanni.brandi@unibo.it

Affiliations “L. and A. Seràgnoli” Department of Hematology and Oncological Sciences, Sant’Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy, “G. Prodi” Interdepartmental Center for Cancer Research (C.I.R.C.), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Simona Tavolari

Affiliations “G. Prodi” Interdepartmental Center for Cancer Research (C.I.R.C.), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy, Center for Applied Biomedical Research (C.R.B.A.), Sant’Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Francesco De Rosa

Affiliation “L. and A. Seràgnoli” Department of Hematology and Oncological Sciences, Sant’Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Stefania Di Girolamo

Affiliation “L. and A. Seràgnoli” Department of Hematology and Oncological Sciences, Sant’Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Valentina Agostini

Affiliation “L. and A. Seràgnoli” Department of Hematology and Oncological Sciences, Sant’Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Maria Aurelia Barbera

Affiliation “L. and A. Seràgnoli” Department of Hematology and Oncological Sciences, Sant’Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Giorgio Frega

Affiliation “L. and A. Seràgnoli” Department of Hematology and Oncological Sciences, Sant’Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Guido Biasco

Affiliations “L. and A. Seràgnoli” Department of Hematology and Oncological Sciences, Sant’Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy, “G. Prodi” Interdepartmental Center for Cancer Research (C.I.R.C.), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: G. Brandi ST G. Biasco SDG. Performed the experiments: ST GF VA MAB. Analyzed the data: G. Brandi ST SDG FDR. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: G. Brandi G. Biasco. Wrote the paper: G. Brandi ST.