About the Authors
- Stefania Bruno
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Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine and Molecular Biotechnology Center, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
- Cristina Grange
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Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine and Molecular Biotechnology Center, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
- Federica Collino
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Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine and Molecular Biotechnology Center, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
- Maria Chiara Deregibus
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Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine and Molecular Biotechnology Center, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
- Vincenzo Cantaluppi
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Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine and Molecular Biotechnology Center, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
- Luigi Biancone
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Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine and Molecular Biotechnology Center, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
- Ciro Tetta
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Affiliation Fresenius Medical Care, Bad Homburg, Germany
- Giovanni Camussi
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* E-mail: giovanni.camussi@unito.it
Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine and Molecular Biotechnology Center, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
Competing Interests
MCD and GC received funding for research from Fresenius Medical Care. CT is a full-time employee of Fresenius Medical Care. VC, MCD, and GC are named inventors in related patents (Patent number: US2011033523 (A1); publication date 2011-02-10. Patent number: US2010233216 (A1), publication date 2010-09-16). GC 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: SB CT GC. Performed the experiments: SB CG FC MCD VC. Analyzed the data: SB FC LB CT GC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CT. Wrote the paper: SB CT GC.