About the Authors
- Francesca Zorzi
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Affiliation Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Rome, Italy
- Ivan Monteleone
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Affiliation Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Rome, Italy
- Massimiliano Sarra
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Affiliation Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Rome, Italy
- Emma Calabrese
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Affiliation Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Rome, Italy
- Irene Marafini
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Affiliation Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Rome, Italy
- Micaela Cretella
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Affiliation Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Rome, Italy
- Silvia Sedda
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Affiliation Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Rome, Italy
- Livia Biancone
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Affiliation Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Rome, Italy
- Francesco Pallone
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Affiliation Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Rome, Italy
- Giovanni Monteleone
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* E-mail: Gi.monteleone@med.uniroma2.it
Affiliation Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Rome, Italy
Competing Interests
The authors state that this work was supported by “Fondazione Umberto Di Mario Onlus” (Rome, Italy) and Giuliani SpA, Milan, Italy. This does not alter the authors‚ adherence to all PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: FZ GM. Performed the experiments: FZ I. Monteleone MS I. Marafini. Analyzed the data: FZ I. Monteleone GM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: EC MC SS LB. Wrote the paper: FZ FP GM.