About the Authors
- Marialuisa Spoletini
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Affiliation Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Rome “Sapienza”, Rome, Italy
- Simona Zampetti
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Affiliation Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Rome “Sapienza”, Rome, Italy
- Giuseppe Campagna
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Affiliation Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Rome “Sapienza”, Rome, Italy
- Lidia Marandola
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Affiliation Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Rome “Sapienza”, Rome, Italy
- Marco Capizzi
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Affiliation Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Rome “Sapienza”, Rome, Italy
- Raffaella Buzzetti
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* E-mail: raffaella.buzzetti@uniroma1.it
Affiliation Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Rome “Sapienza”, Rome, Italy
- for the IMDIAB Study Group
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Affiliation Department of Endocrinology, University of Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy
Competing Interests
Raffaella Buzzetti is a PLOS ONE Editorial Board member. 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: RB. Performed the experiments: MS SZ. Analyzed the data: GC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: LM MC. Wrote the paper: RB MS. Recruitment of patients: IMDIAB Study Group RB.