About the Authors

Massimiliano Bonifacio

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy

Antonella Rigo

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy

Emanuele Guardalben

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy

Christian Bergamini

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry “G. Moruzzi”, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Elisabetta Cavalieri

Affiliation Department of Life and Reproduction Sciences, Section of Biochemistry, University of Verona, Verona, Italy

Romana Fato

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry “G. Moruzzi”, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Giovanni Pizzolo

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy

Hisanori Suzuki

† Deceased.

Affiliation Department of Life and Reproduction Sciences, Section of Biochemistry, University of Verona, Verona, Italy

Fabrizio Vinante

fabrizio.vinante@univr.it

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MB AR FV. Performed the experiments: MB AR EG CB EC RF. Analyzed the data: MB AR EG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CB EC RF. Wrote the paper: MB AR FV. Contributed ideas and critical scientific knowledge: GP HS.