About the Authors
- Elisa Giovannetti
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* E-mail: elisa.giovannetti@gmail.com
Affiliation Department of Medical Oncology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Arjan van der Velde
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Affiliation Centre Integrative Bioinformatics, VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Niccola Funel
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Affiliation Department of Surgical Pathology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
- Enrico Vasile
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Affiliation Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Pisana, Istituto Tumori Toscano, Pisa, Italy
- Vittorio Perrone
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Affiliation Department of General Surgery and Transplants, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
- Leticia G. Leon
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Affiliation Centre Integrative Bioinformatics, VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Nelide De Lio
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Affiliation Department of General Surgery and Transplants, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
- Amir Avan
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Affiliation Department of Medical Oncology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Sara Caponi
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Affiliation Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Pisana, Istituto Tumori Toscano, Pisa, Italy
- Luca E. Pollina
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Affiliation Department of Surgical Pathology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
- Valentina Gallá
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Affiliation Department of Medical Oncology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Hiroko Sudo
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Affiliation New Frontiers Research Laboratories, Toray Industries Inc., Kanagawa, Japan
- Alfredo Falcone
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Affiliation Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Pisana, Istituto Tumori Toscano, Pisa, Italy
- Daniela Campani
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Affiliation Department of Surgical Pathology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
- Ugo Boggi
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Contributed equally to this work with: Ugo Boggi, Godefridus J. Peters
Affiliation Department of General Surgery and Transplants, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
- Godefridus J. Peters
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Contributed equally to this work with: Ugo Boggi, Godefridus J. Peters
Affiliation Department of Medical Oncology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. In this study, the authors use products of Toray Industries, Inc., 3D-GeneTM”for the miRNA microarray, but 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: EG AV LGL NF EV. Performed the experiments: EG AA HS VG. Analyzed the data: EG AV LGL. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: GJP HS UB EG AF. Wrote the paper: EG AV GJP. Obtained and analyzed tissue samples: DC LEP VP ND. Contributed to the analysis of clinical database: SC.