About the Authors

Paula Fernandez

Contributed equally to this work with: Paula Fernandez, Max Solenthaler

Affiliation Kantonsspital Aarau, Aarau, Switzerland

Max Solenthaler

Contributed equally to this work with: Paula Fernandez, Max Solenthaler

Affiliation University Clinic for Hematology and Central Hematology Laboratory, Inselspital Bern and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

Olivier Spertini

Affiliation Hematology Service, CHUV, University Hospital Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

Stephane Quarroz

Affiliation Hematology Service, CHUV, University Hospital Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

Alicia Rovo

Affiliation Hematology Department, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland

Pierre-Yves Lovey

Affiliation Hematology Service, Institut Central des Hôpitaux Valaisans, Sion, Switzerland

Leda Leoncini

Affiliation Hematology Service, Istituto Oncologico della Svizzera Italiana, Bellinzona, Switzerland

Sylvie Ruault-Jungblut

Affiliation Hematology Service, University Hospital Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

Mathilde D’Asaro

Affiliation Hematology Service, University Hospital Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

Olivier Schaad

Affiliation Genomics Platform, CMU, University Medical Center, Geneva, Switzerland

Mylène Docquier

Affiliation Genomics Platform, CMU, University Medical Center, Geneva, Switzerland

Patrick Descombes

Affiliation Genomics Platform, CMU, University Medical Center, Geneva, Switzerland

Thomas Matthes

thomas.matthes@hcuge.ch

Affiliation Hematology Service, University Hospital Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: TM. Performed the experiments: PD M. Docquier SRJ M. D'Asaro. Analyzed the data: TM O. Schaad PF MS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: PF MS O. Spertini SQ AR PYL LL. Wrote the paper: TM PF MS PD.