About the Authors

Luca Goitre

Affiliation Molecular Biotechnology Centre, Department of Genetics, Biology and Biochemistry, University of Torino, Torino, Italy

Fiorella Balzac

Affiliation Molecular Biotechnology Centre, Department of Genetics, Biology and Biochemistry, University of Torino, Torino, Italy

Simona Degani

Affiliation Molecular Biotechnology Centre, Department of Genetics, Biology and Biochemistry, University of Torino, Torino, Italy

Paolo Degan

Affiliation Department of Translational Oncology, National Cancer Research Institute, IST, Genova, Italy

Saverio Marchi

Affiliation Department of Experimental and Diagnostic Medicine, Section of General Pathology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy

Paolo Pinton

Affiliation Department of Experimental and Diagnostic Medicine, Section of General Pathology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy

Saverio Francesco Retta

francesco.retta@unito.it

Affiliation Molecular Biotechnology Centre, Department of Genetics, Biology and Biochemistry, University of Torino, Torino, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SFR. Performed the experiments: LG FB SD PD SM. Analyzed the data: LG FB SD PD SFR. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: PD PP. Wrote the paper: SFR.