About the Authors

Ilaria Nichele

Affiliation Stem Cell Research Laboratory, Section of Hematology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy

Alberto Zamò

Affiliation Section of Pathological Anatomy, Department of Pathology and Diagnostics, University of Verona, Verona, Italy

Anna Bertolaso

Affiliation Section of Pathological Anatomy, Department of Pathology and Diagnostics, University of Verona, Verona, Italy

Francesco Bifari

Affiliation Stem Cell Research Laboratory, Section of Hematology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy

Martina Tinelli

Affiliation Stem Cell Research Laboratory, Section of Hematology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy

Marta Franchini

Affiliation Section of Pathological Anatomy, Department of Pathology and Diagnostics, University of Verona, Verona, Italy

Roberta Stradoni

Affiliation Stem Cell Research Laboratory, Section of Hematology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy

Fiorenza Aprili

Affiliation Laboratory of Cytogenetics, Department of Pathology and Diagnostics, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona, Verona, Italy

Giovanni Pizzolo

Affiliation Stem Cell Research Laboratory, Section of Hematology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy

Mauro Krampera

mauro.krampera@univr.it

Affiliation Stem Cell Research Laboratory, Section of Hematology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: IN AZ GP MK. Performed the experiments: IN AB FB MT MF RS FA. Analyzed the data: IN AZ GP MK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: IN AB FB MT MF RS FA. Wrote the paper: IN MK.